noun
local entity
Computing term for an entity that is local in scope, such as a local variable or local resource, as opposed to a global entity.
この関数では局所要素として変数xを定義している。
In this function, variable x is defined as a local entity.
大域要素 means 'global entity', the opposite of 局所要素.
Compound of 局所 (local) and 要素 (element, entity).