Definition

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.

noun