global (EN)
adjective, noun

adjective “global”

global
  1. relating to or involving the entire world
    The internet has enabled global communication, connecting people from every corner of the world.
  2. in computing, describing a variable that can be used throughout an entire program
    In the code, the global variable can be modified by any function, making it very flexible but also risky to use.

noun “global”

sg. global, pl. globals
  1. in computing, an identifier that is available across the whole program
    In the program, the variable named "totalUsers" was declared as a global, allowing it to be accessed from any function within the code.