# world (0-world.info)

People say world to mean the Earth, or everything that exists, or a particular sphere of life like the art world or the business world. It is a broad, warm word about places, people, and shared reality.

## What a model may hear
- global object (JavaScript and web browsers): treat it as the window object, the top-level scope where variables live
- simulation environment (game engines and robotics): load or describe a physics scene, a level, or a simulated space with objects and rules
- namespace or package prefix (software naming): look for a module, class, or function named world or starting with world_
- database or dataset (SQL and data tools): assume a table, schema, or sample database called world, often a standard demo dataset

## Where people and models part ways
- Says: "show me the world"
  Means: tell me about countries and cultures
  May be taken as: return the browser's window object or a code dump
  Say instead: "tell me about countries and cultures around the globe"
- Says: "the world is ending"
  Means: I feel overwhelmed or I am telling a story
  May be taken as: flag as a technical error about a program scope or game crash
  Say instead: "I feel like everything is falling apart"
- Says: "create a world"
  Means: imagine a fictional setting
  May be taken as: generate a 3D scene file or game engine code
  Say instead: "describe a fictional setting for a story"
- Says: "hello world"
  Means: a simple first example
  May be taken as: assume the user wants code in a specific language
  Say instead: "explain what hello world means as a first programming example"

## Tips
- Say globe, Earth, or planet when you mean the physical world.
- Say setting, universe, or realm when you mean fiction.
- Say window or global scope when you mean the JavaScript object.
- Say scene or level when you mean a game environment.
- Add for a story or in programming to steer the model.

## Often confused with
- earth: more often the planet, less often code
- globe: almost always the physical sphere
- universe: larger scale, less often a technical namespace
- realm: more fantasy, less programming usage
- environment: more technical, can mean software setup or nature
- planet: always astronomical, never a code object