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Refers to a resource in or an action taking place in the current machine or facility. Contrast with remote.

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member of a futures exchange who trades for his or her own account. The traders in a futures pit are composed of locals and employees of various brokerage firms. Locals initiate their own transactions on the floor of the exchange. Some, termed dual traders, also execute orders on behalf of customers.

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adjective

1. Confined to a particular location or site: localized. See limited/unlimited.
2. Having the restricted outlook often characteristic of geographic isolation: insular, limited, narrow, narrow-minded, parochial, provincial, small-town. See limited/unlimited.

adj

Definition: community, restricted
Antonyms: foreign, global, national, nonnative

n

Definition: person deeply rooted in community
Antonyms: alien, foreigner, nonnative, outsider

Traders on future exchanges who occasionally fill public orders, but mainly buy and sell for their own personal accounts.

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These people are almost identical to floor traders, but operate on different exchanges.

IN BRIEF: Relating to a particular place.

The golden rule of gardening is to pay attention to local conditions of weather and soil. — Carol Williams

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Restricted to or pertaining to one spot or part; not general.

• l. acupuncture points — points which can be found only when a localized pathological process develops. Called also trigger points.
• l. government — government at substate level, i.e. at shire, municipality, city or county level. The ordinances of local government are the ones that are most constraining in terms of running a traditional urban veterinary practice.
• l. infection fever — fever associated with local infection such as abscess, empyema, cellulitis.

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• Types of Trains, Cars, and Lines - local: passenger train that stops at every depot along line

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - lokal-, på stedet, nær-, forhåndenværende, stedvis, plads-, stedlig, kommune-, kommunal
n. - lokal-

idioms:

• local anaesthetic    lokalbedøvelse
• local area network    lokalt netværk, lokalt datanet, LAN
• local authority    lokal myndighed
• local colour    lokalkolorit, lokalfarve
• local government    kommunalt selvstyre, lokalt selvstyre
• local option    lokal afstemning, ret til at træffe afgørelser ved lokale afstemninger
• local time    lokal tid, sand tid

Nederlands (Dutch)
plaatselijk, lokaal, van hier, buurt-, alhier (adres), plaatselijke inwoner, plaatselijke verdoving, stamcafé, plaatselijk nieuwsbericht, plaatselijke afdeling van vakbond

Français (French)
adj. - du quartier, local, régional, du pays, de la région, (Méd) localisé
n. - personne du pays, pub local, cinéma du quartier, anesthésique local, journal local, omnibus

idioms:

• local anaesthetic    anesthésie locale
• local area network    (Comput) réseau local LAN
• local authority    (GB, Admin) autorités locales
• local colour    couleur locale
• local government    administration départementale (d'un comté), administration communale (d'une ville)
• local option    (Écosse, NZ, US) référendum sur la vente d'alcool (par le comté, la municipalité)
• local time    heure locale

Deutsch (German)
n. - Stammkneipe, Einheimischer
adj. - örtlich, hiesig, ortsansässig, lokal

idioms:

• local anaesthetic    örtliche Betäubung
• local area network    (Comp.) lokales Netz
• local authority    Kommunalverwaltung
• local colour    Lokalkolorit
• local government    Kommunalverwaltung
• local option    lokaler Entscheid durch Volksabstimmung
• local time    Ortszeit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ντόπιος, μπαράκι, παμπ, ταβέρνα
adj. - τοπικός, (ε)ντόπιος, επιτόπιος

idioms:

• local anaesthetic    τοπικό αναισθητικό
• local area network    τοπικό δίκτυο υπολογιστών
• local authority    τοπικές αρχές
• local colour    τοπικό χρώμα
• local government    τοπική αυτοδιοίκηση
• local option    τοπική επιλογή (για ποτά κ.λπ. μετά από δημοψήφισμα)
• local time    τοπική ώρα

Italiano (Italian)
locale

idioms:

• local area network    LAN
• local authority    autorità municipale
• local colour    colore locale
• local government    governo municipale
• local option    opzione locale
• local time    ora locale

Português (Portuguese)
n. - nativo (m), pessoa (f) do lugar, habitantes (m pl)
adj. - local

idioms:

• local area network    rede (f) de área local (Inf.)
• local authority    autoridade (f) local
• local colour    cor (f) local (costumes)
• local government    governo (m) local
• local option    plebiscito local
• local time    fuso (m) horário local (Geog.)

Русский (Russian)
местный, локальный, ограниченный

idioms:

• local area network    местная компьютерная сеть
• local authority    местные органы власти
• local colour    локальный цвет, местный колорит
• local government    местное самоуправление
• local option    местный выбор
• local time    местное время

Español (Spanish)
adj. - local, regional, urbano, interno, del país, del lugar, vecinal, de aplicación local
n. - bar habitual, tren de cercanías, local, tópico

idioms:

• local anaesthetic    anestesia local
• local area network    red de área local
• local authority    autoridad local, ayuntamiento, alcaldía, municipio
• local colour    color local
• local government    administración municipal
• local option    poder discrecional territorial
• local time    hora local

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ortsbo, lokalnyhet, lokalförbindelse, ortslaget, ortens eget lag, kvarterspuben, bykrogen, ortens pub, kvartersbiografen
adj. - lokal, lokal-, (här) på platsen, plats-, orts-, ortens, på orten, kommun-, kommunal, rums-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
地方的, 局部的, 当地的, 当地居民, 本地人, 地方性节目, 本地新闻, 慢车

idioms:

• local anaesthetic    局部麻醉剂
• local area network    局域网, 局部区域网
• local authority    地方当局, 地方政权
• local colour    在上述引文中
• local government    地方政府, 地方自治
• local option    地方选择权
• local time    当地时间

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 地方的, 局部的, 當地的
n. - 當地居民, 本地人, 地方性節目, 本地新聞, 慢車

idioms:

• local anaesthetic    局部麻醉劑
• local area network    局域網, 局部區域網
• local authority    地方當局, 地方政權
• local colour    在上述引文中
• local government    地方政府, 地方自治
• local option    地方選擇權
• local time    當地時間

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 장소의, 특정한 장소의, 좁은, 국부적인
n. - 구간 열차, 지부, 지방기사, 지방 거주인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - その土地の住民, 地方記事, 近所の居酒屋, 普通列車, 地方支部
adj. - 場所の, ある地方の, 局部的な, 短区間の, 地元の, 地方の

idioms:

• local anaesthetic    局所麻酔
• local area network    ローカルエリアネットワーク
• local authority    地方自治体
• local colour    郷土色, (芸術)固有色
• local government    地方自治, 地方自治体
• local option    地方選択権
• local time    地方時

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قطار يتوقف في جميع المحطات, نبأ محلي في صحيفه, فرع محلي من منظمه (صفه) موضعي, محلي, متوقف في جميع المحطات‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מקומי, איזורי, חלקי, שכונתי, ייחודי למקומ(ות) מסוימ(ים)‬
n. - ‮תושב המקום, ידיעה מקומית, מסבאה מקומית, אוטובוס מקומי, אלחוש (הרדמה) מקומי‬

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