scope
noun
- project management concept
verb
- look at, investigate
- to examine using some kind of scoping tool
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /skəʊp/ / /skoʊp/ / /skəʉp/
noun
Etymology: From Latin scopa.
- A bundle, as of twigs.
verb
Etymology: From Italian scopo (“purpose”), from Latin scopus (“target”), from Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós), from σκέπτομαι (sképtomai), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ-. Etymologically related to skeptic and spectrum.
- To perform a cursory investigation of; scope out.
“We don't know, so let's scope the action before having another shoot out.”
““Let's scope the scene.” The gang advanced, searching for humanity.”
- 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 define the scope of something.
“Before scoping the investigation and developing a work plan, it is necessary to establish reasonable goals and objectives.”
“The purpose of witness interviews is multi-faceted but generally includes scoping the investigation, understanding the facts and issues at play, and assessing the accountability of individuals and possible defences for the company and[…]”
- 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.
“`Maybe there was another darker bird and it had flown away before we could scope it?' `Yes there must have been,' came the grim-faced reply.”