Global vs. Widespread

Globaladjective

Spherical, ball-shaped.

‘In the center was a small, global mass.’;

Widespreadadjective

Affecting a large area (e.g. the entire land or body); broad in extent; widely diffused.

Globaladjective

(not comparable) Of or relating to a globe or sphere.

Widespreadadjective

Spread to a great distance; widely extended; extending far and wide; as, widespread wings; a widespread movement.

Globaladjective

Concerning all parts of the world.

‘Pollution is a global problem.’;

Widespreadadjective

widely circulated or diffused;

‘a widespread doctrine’; ‘widespread fear of nuclear war’;

Globaladjective

Of a variable, accessible by all parts of a program.

‘Global variables keep support engineers employed.’;

Widespreadadjective

distributed over a considerable extent;

‘far-flung trading operations’; ‘the West's far-flung mountain ranges’; ‘widespread nuclear fallout’;

Globaladjective

Which has to be considered in its entirety.

Globalnoun

(computing) A globally scoped identifier.

Global

involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope; as, global war; global monetary policy.

Global

shaped like a globe; spherical.

Global

broad in scope or content; comprehensive. Opposite of noncomprehensive.

Global

Accessible and effective throughout an entire computer program, rather than in only one subroutine; - used of variables; as, global variable. Opposite of local.

Globaladjective

involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope;

‘global war’; ‘global monetary policy’; ‘neither national nor continental but planetary’; ‘a world crisis’; ‘of worldwide significance’;

Globaladjective

having the shape of a sphere or ball;

‘a spherical object’; ‘nearly orbicular in shape’; ‘little globular houses like mud-wasp nests’;

Globaladjective

relating to the whole world; worldwide

‘the downturn in the global economy’;

Globaladjective

relating to or encompassing the whole of something, or of a group of things

‘give students a global picture of what is involved in the task’;

Globaladjective

operating or applying through the whole of a file, program, etc.

‘global searches’;