local

  1. Adjective.  From or in a nearby location.
  2. Adjective.  (computing, of a variable or identifier) Having limited scope (either lexical or dynamic); only being accessible within a certain portion of a program.
  3. Adjective.  (mathematics, not comparable) Applying to each point in a space rather than the space as a whole.
  4. Adjective.  (medicine) Of or pertaining to a restricted part of an organism.
  5. Adjective.  Descended from an indigenous population.
  6. Noun.  A person who lives nearby.
  7. Noun.  A branch of a nationwide organization such as a trade union.
  8. Noun.  (rail transport) A train that stops at all, or almost all, stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones.
  9. Noun.  (British) One's nearest or regularly frequented public house or bar.
  10. Noun.  (programming) A locally scoped identifier.

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