scope

/ˈskoʊp/

noun

  1. 1

    The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; a domain.

  2. 2

    A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.

  3. 3

    Opportunity; broad range; degree of freedom.

  4. 4

    The region of program source code in which a given identifier is meaningful, or a given object can be accessed.

  5. 5

    The shortest sub-wff of which a given instance of a logical connective is a part.

  6. 6

    The region of an utterance to which some modifying element applies.

    the scope of an adverb
  7. 7

    A periscope, telescope, microscope or oscilloscope.

  8. 8

    Any medical procedure that ends in the suffix -scopy, such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, etc.

verb

  1. 1

    To perform a cursory investigation of; scope out.

  2. 2

    To perform any medical procedure that ends in the suffix -scopy, such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, etc.

    The surgeon will scope the football player's knee to repair damage to a ligament.
  3. 3

    To limit (an object or variable) to a certain region of program source code.

    If we locally scope the user's login name, it won't be accessible from outside this function.
  4. 4

    To examine under a microscope.

    The entomologist explained that he could not tell what species of springtail we were looking at without scoping it.
  5. 5

    To observe a bird using a spotting scope.

noun

  1. 1

    A bundle, as of twigs.

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