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pseudoglobal en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

From pseudo- + global.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Not quite global, but pertaining to almost everything.
    • The euro is almost as universally valued as the United States dollar and is generally regarded as a pseudoglobal currency. 2016, Jason Goodwin, The Global Debt Crisis and How We Can Get out of It:
    • Is the code free of pseudoglobal data—mammoth objects containing a mishmash of data that's passed to every routine? 2004, Steve McConnell, Code Complete, page 344:
    • The point is that entrepreneurs need to be able to recognize infant global industries to avoid being caught in a global squeeze. They also need to recognize pseudoglobal industries to avoid overextension when it is not a requirement. 1999, Marc J. Dollinger, Entrepreneurship: Strategies and Resources, page 119:
    • However, in practice, the global minimum may not be reached and the learning usually converges to a pseudoglobal minimum. 1998, Optical Engineering, page 654: