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global (iou) and flowchart (sh)


global (iou)



global adjective. L17.
[from GLOBE noun + -AL1.]
Spherical, globular. rare. L17.
H. Bascom The gate with frosted global lights on the concrete pillars.
Pertaining to or embracing the whole of a group of items etc.; comprehensive, total; spec. pertaining to or involving the whole world, worldwide. L19.
global search Computing a search through the whole of a computer file; a search for every occurrence of an item. global variable Computing: whose value is the same in all parts of a program. global village (orig. N. Amer.) the whole world considered as a single community brought together by high technology and international Communications. global warming an increase in temperature at the surface of the earth supposedly caused by the greenhouse effect.
A. E. Stevenson Global plans for solving all the world's problems by some master stroke.
globalism noun internationalism M20.
globalist noun & adjective (a person) advocating a global approach to economic etc. issues M20.
globali'zation noun the action or an act of globalizing M20.
globalize verb trans. make global M20.
globally adverb M20.

flowchart (sh)




Graphical representation of a process, such as a manufacturing operation or a computer operation, indicating the various steps taken as the product moves along the production line or the problem moves through the computer.

Individual operations can be represented by closed boxes, with arrows between boxes indicating the order in which the steps are taken and divergent paths determined by variable results.