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Word: local (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Adjective:

  • of a variable or identifier Having limited scope (either lexical or dynamic); only being accessible within a certain portion of a program.
  • From or in a nearby location.
  • not comparable|of a condition or state Applying to each point in a space rather than the space as a whole.
  • medicine Of or pertaining to a restricted part of an organism.

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Noun:

  • A branch of a an nationwide organization such as a trade union.
  • A person who lives nearby.
  • British One's nearest or regularly frequented public house or bar.
  • programming A locally scoped identifier.
  • rail transport A train that stops at all, or almost all, stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones.

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