Global

Global is a synonym of "worldwide" and means of, or relating to, or involving the entire world, in the general sense or as the planet Earth. [ [http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50095613?single=1&query_type=word&queryword=Global&first=1&max_to_show=10 "Global"] , Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition 1989 ]

The adjective global and the adverb globally mean pertaining to, or embracing, the totality of a number of items, categories, etc. They also mean comprehensive and all-inclusive.

It has been argued that global has replaced international or world as a way of referring to issues, processes and structures that affect human beings collectively. [ [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=aGywSVZAH5IC&pg=PA38&lpg=PA38&dq=%22usage+of+global%22&source=web&ots=Ihc3OVuIiR&sig=jnlqwaNkx1c062QqMZZxvbKp8dI&hl=en#PPA38,M1 "Advances in sociological knowledge: Over Half a Century"] , Nikolǎi Genov, page 38, 15th World Congress of Sociology, July 2002, Brisbane, Australia]

Conceptual associations

*Global event, one that has an effect on on the entire planet.
*Global activity, describing actions of an entity, usually commercial that spans the planetary surface.

Global may also refer to:
*Global Aero Logistics, and airline and holding company
*Global (album), by Paul van Dyk
*Global (Bunji Garlin album), an album by Trinidadian Bunji Garlin
*Global (cutlery), a Japanese brand of cutlery
*Global Heresy is a 2002 film about a struggling American rock band in the UK
*global variable, an object in computer programming accessible in any scope
*Global Television Network, a Canadian television network

References

ee also

*global city
*globalization
*Globalization and Health