olemus
piiratud ulatusega, vastandina globaalsele (global)

Wiktionary:
2. (computing, of a variable or identifier) having limited scope (either lexical or dynamic); only being accessible within a certain portion of a program
Antonym: global

näiteid
- local address -- lokaalaadress
- local variable -- lokaalmuutuja
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_variable