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Global vs Entire - What's the difference?

global | entire |

As adjectives the difference between global and entire

is that global is spherical, ball-shaped while entire is (sometimes|postpositive) whole; complete.

As nouns the difference between global and entire

is that global is (computing) a globally scoped identifier while entire is an uncastrated horse; a stallion.

global

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Spherical, ball-shaped.
  • (not comparable) Of or relating to a globe or sphere.
  • Concerning all parts of the world.
  • *
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author=(Joseph Stiglitz)
    • , volume=188, issue=26, page=19, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Globalisation is about taxes too , passage=It is time the international community faced the reality: we have an unmanageable, unfair, distortionary global tax regime. It is a tax system that is pivotal in creating the increasing inequality that marks most advanced countries today […].}}
  • (not comparable, computing) Of a variable, accessible by all parts of a program.

    • Synonyms

    * (spherical) ball-shaped, globular, round, spherical * (of or relating to a globe or sphere) * (concerning all parts of the world) international, universal, world-wide, planetary

    Antonyms

    * (concerning all parts of the world) local, national, regional * local

    Derived terms

    * globalisation, globalization * globalism; globalist * globally * global warming * semiglobal * transglobal

    Related terms

    * globe * globular

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (computing) A globally scoped identifier.

    • Antonyms

    * local

    See also

    * (wikipedia) ----

    entire

    English

    (wikipedia entire)

    Alternative forms

    * intire (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (sometimes, postpositive) Whole; complete.
  • (botany) Having a smooth margin without any indentation.
  • (botany) Consisting of a single piece, as a corolla.
  • (complex analysis, of a complex function) Complex-differentiable]] on all of [[?.
  • (of a, male animal) Not gelded.
  • Without mixture or alloy of anything; unqualified; morally whole; pure; faithful.
  • * (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
    • pure fear and entire cowardice
  • * Clarendon
    • No man had ever a heart more entire to the king.
  • Internal; interior.
    • (Spenser)

    Derived terms

    * entirety

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An uncastrated horse; a stallion.
  • * 2005', He asked why Hijaz was an '''entire . You know what an entire is, do you not, Anna? A stallion which has not been castrated. — James Meek, ''The People's Act of Love (Canongate 2006, p. 124)
  • (philately) A complete envelope with stamps and all official markings: (prior to the use of envelopes) a page folded and posted.

    • Anagrams

    * (l)