局部环的概念由 Wolfgang Krull 于1938年引入，称之为 Stellenringe，英译 local ring 源自扎里斯基。
英语百科
Local ring 局部环
（重定向自Krull intersection theorem）
In abstract algebra, more specifically ring theory, local rings are certain rings that are comparatively simple, and serve to describe what is called "local behaviour", in the sense of functions defined on varieties or manifolds, or of algebraic number fields examined at a particular place, or prime. Local algebra is the branch of commutative algebra that studies local rings and their modules.