Global context registries are a simple, human-friendly way to indicate the global context of an i-name or i-number. There are three key types of global context registries, each represented by a single symbol as shown.
| Type | Global Context | Symbol | Example i-names | Example i-numbers |
| Personal | Individuals | = | date=Mary.Jones.Smith | =!2D37.90C1.FA48 |
| Business/Organizational | Any type of Trade Mark or Trade name | @ | @Johnson.Brothers | @!1057.A22C.4E83 |
| General | General concepts, subjects, topics | + | +flowers, +flowers/roses | +!2640, +!2640/3364 |
Famous quotes containing the words global and/or context:
“Ours is a brand—new world of allatonceness. “Time” has ceased, “space” has vanished. We now live in a global village ... a simultaneous happening.”
—Marshall McLuhan (1911–1980)
“Parents are led to believe that they must be consistent, that is, always respond to the same issue the same way. Consistency is good up to a point but your child also needs to understand context and subtlety . . . much of adult life is governed by context: what is appropriate in one setting is not appropriate in another; the way something is said may be more important than what is said. . . .”
—Stanley I. Greenspan (20th century)