What are “Ambient Typings” in the Typescript Typings tool?

Question

I hear the term \"ambient\" used to describe type definitions downloaded with the typings tool. What does that mean, though?

I can\'t seem to find a straightforward

Answer 1

From typings v1.0.0 release, the unclear term ambient has been changed to global.

You can simply think these type definitions are "global" to the project.