global

global

(glO' bul) adj.

1. everywhere; being the same everywhere.

2. (of a macro variable) existing independent of any macro. Available anywhere, except where its name conflicts with the name of a local macro variable in a macro. Compare local.

3. (of a statement in a SAS program) executed independently; not part of a step.

4. Structured programming. (of a variable) available anywhere in a program; not local.

GLOBAL (SAS word)

Macro statement. Declares global macro variables.