| item | explanation |
| global function | Any user-defined function or LSL function. |
| global variable | A global variable is declared outside of a state, event, or function. |
| global coordinate | A global coordinate differs from a local coordinate in that their origin point is not relative to any sim. Local coordinates are either relative to the region or object in question. |
| global axes | Unrotated world space (that objects are positioned in), compared to local object axes which can be rotated relative to the global one. |