/ˈləʊkl̩/
noun
A person who lives near a given place.A branch of a nationwide organization such as a trade union.A train that stops at all, or almost all, stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones.One's nearest or regularly frequented public house or bar.A locally scoped identifier.An item of news relating to the place where the newspaper is published.adjective
From or in a nearby location.(of a variable or identifier) Having limited scope (either lexical or dynamic); only being accessible within a certain portion of a program.(of a condition or state) Applying to each point in a space rather than the space as a whole.Of or pertaining to a restricted part of an organism.Descended from an indigenous population.adverb
In the local area; within a city, state, country, etc.noun
An anesthetic (anesthetic substance) that causes loss of sensation only to the area to which it is applied.