local

adjective · noun · adverbA2

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Tính từ

adjective
Comparative
more local
Superlative
most local
  1. 1.

    From or in a nearby location.

    We prefer local produce.

  2. 2.

    (computing, of a resource) Connected directly to a particular computer, processor, etc.; able to be accessed offline.

    local disk drive

    local file

    The panel shows both local and remote sites.

  3. 3.

    (computing, of a variable or identifier) Having limited scope (either lexical or dynamic); only accessible within a certain portion of a program.

  4. 4.

    (mathematics, not comparable, of a condition or property) Applying to or satisfied by substructures understood as "near points;" in particular:

  5. 5.

    (mathematics, not comparable, of a condition or property) Detectable from the behavior of substructures understood to be "near points;" in particular:

  6. 6.

    (algebra, of a ring) Having a unique maximal (left) ideal.

  7. 7.

    (medicine) Of or pertaining to a restricted part of an organism.

    local lesion

    The patient didn't want to be sedated, so we applied only local anesthesia.

    Đồng nghĩa: topical

  8. 8.

    Descended from an indigenous population.

    Hawaiian Pidgin is spoken by the local population.

Danh từ

noun
Plural noun:
locals
  1. 1.

    A person who lives in or near a given place.

    It's easy to tell the locals from the tourists.

  2. 2.

    A branch of a nationwide organization such as a trade union.

    I'm in the TWU, too. Local 6.

  3. 3.

    (abbreviation, alt of, clipping)(rail transport) Clipping of local train.

    The expresses skipped my station, so I had to take a local.

    Đồng nghĩa: stopper

  4. 4.

    (British)One's nearest or regularly frequented public house or bar.

    I got barred from my local, so I've started going all the way into town for a drink.

  5. 5.

    (programming) A locally scoped identifier.

    Functional programming languages usually don't allow changing the immediate value of locals once they've been initialized, unless they're explicitly marked as being mutable.

  6. 6.

    (US, slang)(US, slang, journalism) An item of news relating to the place where the newspaper is published.

  7. 7.

    (abbreviation, alt of, clipping, colloquial)(colloquial, medicine) Clipping of local anesthetic.

  8. 8.

    (finance) An independent trader who acts for themselves rather than on behalf of investors.

    Đồng nghĩa: floor trader

  9. 9.

    (derogatory, slang)(fandom slang, derogatory) A Twitter user who is not a part of Stan Twitter.

    Her camera roll is filled with pictures and videos of her idol, she doesn't let any of her friends see her account because "no locals allowed", […]

    Heck, even locals sometimes use GIFs of her when they feel like tweeting with taste.

Trạng từ

adverb
Comparative
more local
Superlative
most local
  1. 1.

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

    It's never been more important to buy local.

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Đồng nghĩa

topicalstopperfloor trader

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro From Middle English local, from locālis (belonging to a place), possibly also via Old French local; ultimately from Latin locus (a place).

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