Definition of "glob" in English

noun

1. A round, shapeless or amorphous lump, as of a semisolid substance.

   • He put a glob of paint into the cup and went on painting.

2. (biology) A millimeter-sized colour module found beyond the visual area V2 in the brain's parvocellular pathway.

verb

1. To stick in globs or lumps.

noun

1. (programming) A limited pattern matching technique using wildcards, less powerful than a regular expression; such a pattern.

verb

1. (programming) To carry out pattern matching using a glob.