# About \_root vs \_global

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/about--root-vs--global/30044>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [September 3, 2003, 7:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/about--root-vs--global/30044 "2003-09-03T07:52:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![BUroKHUli](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/burokhuli/32/190_2.png) [@BUroKHUli](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BUroKHUli)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 7:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/about--root-vs--global/30044/1 "2003-09-03T07:52:54Z")

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Hello,

I dont quite get the idea behind this about \_root vs \_global,  
[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/tricks/relativeaddressing.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/tricks/relativeaddressing.htm)

Is there an example about this \_root vs \_global?

=)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 8:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/about--root-vs--global/30044/2 "2003-09-03T08:04:45Z")

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See the [[U]Best of Senocular[/U]](http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=29586) thread, you’ll find a couple of links in there. 🙂