globalized
Made universally connected
Globalized describes something that has been extended to operate on a worldwide scale.
A globalized economy involves trade and finance crossing national borders freely.
A globalized workforce draws talent from multiple countries.
The term often carries connotations of interconnectedness but also controversy—critics associate globalized systems with cultural homogenization or economic exploitation: In a globalized world, a factory closure in one country ripples through supply chains everywhere.
Exchange of commodities
- outsourcingThird-party task delegation
- offshoringMoving work overseas
- tariffsTaxes on imports
- exportForeign-bound sale
import · liberalization · protectionism · commodities · deregulation · sweatshops · IMF · WTO
Reciprocal reliance between entities
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
- harmonizationCreating consistency across systems
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
- interconnectedJoined in multiple ways
Interconnected computer systems
- networkedLinked for data exchange
- digitalOf discrete data
- telecommunicationsRemote signal transmission technology
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
cyberspace · streaming · bandwidth · online · GPS
Including multiple ethnic traditions
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
- pluralisticAllowing coexisting differences
- glocalizationTailoring global for local
- multilingualKnowing multiple languages
Movement to new territory
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- tourismLeisure travel sector
- airlinesCommercial flight operators
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
expatriates · remittances · refugees · travel · logistics · freight · nomads · hubs
Making things the same
- westernizationAdopting Euro-American practices
- animeJapanese cartoon art form
- k-popSouth Korean music genre
- franchisingLicensing a business model
trade
Exchange of commodities
- outsourcingThird-party task delegation
- offshoringMoving work overseas
- tariffsTaxes on imports
export · import · liberalization · protectionism · commodities · deregulation · sweatshops · IMF · WTO
interdependence
Reciprocal reliance between entities
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
- harmonizationCreating consistency across systems
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
interconnected · transnational · coordination · ISO · interoperability
internet
Interconnected computer systems
- networkedLinked for data exchange
- digitalOf discrete data
- telecommunicationsRemote signal transmission technology
satellite · cyberspace · streaming · bandwidth · online · GPS
multicultural
Including multiple ethnic traditions
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
- pluralisticAllowing coexisting differences
- glocalizationTailoring global for local
migration
Movement to new territory
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- tourismLeisure travel sector
- airlinesCommercial flight operators
shipping · expatriates · remittances · refugees · travel · logistics · freight · nomads · hubs
homogenization
Making things the same
- westernizationAdopting Euro-American practices
- animeJapanese cartoon art form
- k-popSouth Korean music genre
globalizedisolated
Separated from others
insular · disconnected · fragmented · siloed · compartmentalized
globalizedisolated
Separated from others
protectionist · autarkic · closed · isolationist · insular
- economic globalizationCross-border financial integration
globalization, globalize, globalizes, globalizing, globalizations, antiglobalization, deglobalizing