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local

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Synonyms: focal, loyal, vocal, bocal, socal, loral, locat, loial, loca, lo-cal, lo cal

Antonyms: focal, loyal, vocal, bocal, socal, loral, locat, loial, loca, lo-cal, lo cal

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Adjective

  1. From or in a nearby [[location]].
  2. {{lb|en|computing|of a [[resource]]}} [[connect|Connect]]ed [[direct]]ly to a particular [[computer]], [[processor]], etc.; able to be [[access]]ed [[offline]].
  3. {{lb|en|computing|of a [[variable]] or [[identifier]]}} Having limited [[scope]] (either [[lexical]] or [[dynamic]]); only accessible within a certain portion of a [[program]].
  4. {{lb|en|mathematics|not comparable|of a condition or property}} Applying to or satisfied by substructures understood as "near points;" in particular:
  5. {{lb|en|mathematics|not comparable|of a condition or property}} [[detectable|Detectable]] from the behavior of substructures understood to be "near points;" in particular:
  6. {{senseid|en|ring}}{{lb|en|algebra|of a ring}} Having a unique maximal (left) ideal.
  7. {{lb|en|medicine}} Of or pertaining to a restricted part of an [[organism]].
  8. Descended from an indigenous population.
  9. {{lb|en|quantum mechanics}} Exhibiting or pertaining to [[locality]] {{gloss|adhering to the principle of locality}}.

Noun

  1. A person who lives in or near a given place.
  2. A branch of a nationwide organization such as a [[trade union]].
  3. {{lb|en|rail transport}} {{clipping of|en|local train}}.
  4. {{lb|en|British}} One's nearest or regularly frequented [[public house]] or [[bar]].
  5. {{lb|en|programming}} A [[locally]] [[scope]]d [[identifier]].
  6. {{lb|en|US|slang|journalism}} An item of [[news]] relating to the place where the [[newspaper]] is published.<!--Webster 1913-->
  7. {{lb|en|colloquial|medicine}} {{clipping of|en|local anesthetic}}.
  8. {{lb|en|finance}} An [[independent]] [[trader]] who acts for themselves rather than on behalf of [[investor]]s.
  9. {{lb|en|fandom slang|derogatory}} A [[Twitter]] user who is not a part of [[Stan Twitter]].

Adverb

  1. In the local area; within a city, state, country, etc.

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