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Moderatescope
The correct spelling is scope.
How to pronounce scope
/ˈskoʊp/
nounIPA: /ˈskoʊp/
Say it like: Sco-pe
The correct spelling is scope. The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; a domain. For example: "the scope of an adverb"
Usage Examples
“the scope of an adverb”
“The surgeon will scope the football player's knee to repair damage to a ligament.”
“If we locally scope the user's login name, it won't be accessible from outside this function.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; a domain.
- 2.A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.
- 3.Opportunity; broad range; degree of freedom.
- 4.The region of program source code in which a given identifier is meaningful, or a given object can be accessed.
- 5.The shortest sub-wff of which a given instance of a logical connective is a part.
verb
- 1.To perform a cursory investigation of; scope out.
- 2.To perform any medical procedure that ends in the suffix -scopy, such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, etc.
- 3.To limit (an object or variable) to a certain region of program source code.
- 4.To examine under a microscope.
- 5.To observe a bird using a spotting scope.
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