Focal vs. Local
Focaladjective
Belonging to, concerning, or located at a focus.
Focaladjective
(medicine) Limited to a small area.
Focaladjective
Belonging to,or concerning, a focus; as, a focal point.
Focaladjective
having or localized centrally at a focus;
Focaladjective
of or relating to a focus;
Localadjective
From or in a nearby location.
Localadjective
Having limited scope (either lexical or dynamic); only being accessible within a certain portion of a program.
Localadjective
Applying to each point in a space rather than the space as a whole.
Localadjective
(medicine) Of or pertaining to a restricted part of an organism.
Localadjective
Descended from an indigenous population.
Localnoun
A person who lives near a given place.
Localnoun
A branch of a nationwide organization such as a trade union.
Localnoun
(rail transport) A train that stops at all, or almost all, stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones.
Localnoun
(British) One's nearest or regularly frequented public house or bar.
Localnoun
(programming) A locally scoped identifier.
Localnoun
An item of news relating to the place where the newspaper is published.
Localnoun
clipping of local anesthetic
Localadjective
Of or pertaining to a particular place, or to a definite region or portion of space; restricted to one place or region; as, a local custom.
Localnoun
A train which receives and deposits passengers or freight along the line of the road; a train for the accommodation of a certain district.
Localnoun
In newspaper cant, an item of news relating to the place where the paper is published.
Localnoun
A train or bus which stops at all stations along a line, as contrasted with an express, which stops only at certain stations designated as express stops.
Localnoun
public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops;
Localnoun
anesthetic that numbs a local area of the body
Localadjective
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area;
Localadjective
of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood;
Localadjective
affecting only a restricted part or area of the body;
Localadjective
relating or restricted to a particular area or one's neighbourhood
Localadjective
denoting a telephone call made to a nearby place and charged at a relatively low rate.
Localadjective
denoting a train or bus serving a particular district, with frequent stops
Localadjective
(in technical use) relating to a particular region or part, or to each of any number of these
Localadjective
denoting a variable or other entity that is only available for use in one part of a program.
Localadjective
denoting a device that can be accessed without the use of a network.
Localnoun
an inhabitant of a particular area or neighbourhood
Localnoun
a pub convenient to a person's home
Localnoun
a local train or bus service
Localnoun
a local branch of an organization, especially a trade union.
Localnoun
a floor trader who trades on their own account, rather than on behalf of other investors.
