Meaning of scope | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A bundle, as of twigs.
   obsolete
2. The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; the extent of applicability or relevance; a domain, purview or remit.
   countable, uncountable
3. Scope, domain, field.
4. A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.
   countable, uncountable
5. Potential range of action; degree of freedom; opportunity.
   countable, uncountable
6. The region of program source code in which a given identifier is meaningful, or a given object can be accessed.
   countable, uncountable
7. The shortest sub-wff of which a given instance of a logical connective is a part.
   countable, uncountable
8. The region of an utterance to which some modifying element applies.
   countable, uncountable
9. Ellipsis of any word ending in -scope, such as endoscope, periscope, telescope, microscope, oscilloscope, and so on.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
10. Any medical procedure that ends in the suffix -scopy, such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, etc.
    colloquial, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Environmental impacts lie outside the scope of this report.”

“Such transactions fall within the scope of VAT.”

“Coastie yanked her eye away from the night scope when those big lights were caught by it and amplified in intensity. Her entire view had gone white in an instant. “I can't see!” Temporarily blinded, she let touch become her primary sense, dropped the M40, and grabbed her alternate weapon, an M16 with an ACOG day scope that was already registered for the same distance.”

“My job doesn't give me much scope for personal development.”

“It is also true that the vast majority of teachers are highly skilled and experienced professionals who are already doing an excellent job in the classroom, thus leaving relatively little scope for improvement.”

“She had in fact put in a resume at another firm that gave their graphics team much more scope.”

“VISITORS to Balijatra will get a scope to learn about the history and richness of classical Odia language and writers who contributed towards enriching it.”

“A variable's scope is the region of a program within which the variable can be referred to by its simple name. Secondarily, scope also determines when the system creates and destroys memory for the variable. Scope is distinct from visibility, which applies only to member variables and determines whether the variable can be used from outside of the class within which it is declared.”

“the scope of an adverb”

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