Eugene Elutin (7/31/2013)
Do you mean Sybase? I have worked with SQL server since their rebranded version of Sybase. Some people might called them as they used to in Sybase, but I cannot remember that these ones were ever refered to as "global variables" in MS SQL specs.
Here is a screenshot from Books Online for SQL 6.5 to prove it.
[font="Times New Roman"]Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, www.sommarskog.se[/font]