Scope
/ˈskoʊp/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:11 pts5 letters
Definition of Scope
noun
- The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; a domain.
- A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.
- Opportunity; broad range; degree of freedom.
- The region of program source code in which a given identifier is meaningful, or a given object can be accessed.
- The shortest sub-wff of which a given instance of a logical connective is a part.
verb
- To perform a cursory investigation of; scope out.
- 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."
- 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."
- To examine under a microscope.
"The entomologist explained that he could not tell what species of springtail we were looking at without scoping it."
- To observe a bird using a spotting scope.
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telescopic sight