Scope

The word scope may refer to many different devices or viewing instruments, constructed for many different purposes.

Scope or scopes may refer to:

People with the surname

• Jamie Scope, English footballer
• John T. Scopes, the central figure in the Scopes Trial, a legal case regarding the teaching of the theory of evolution

Arts, media, and entertainment

• CinemaScope or Scope prints, anamorphic film prints
• Scope (magazine), a South African men's magazine
• The Scope (alternative weekly), a newspaper in St. John's, Newfoundland
• Scope (Australian TV series), Australian series formerly on Network Ten, now on Australian TV network 10 Peach
• Scope (Irish TV series)
• Scope (album), a 1979 studio album by Buck Hill Quartet

Computing

• Scope (AngularJS), a certain kind of object used by the framework
• Scope (computer science), the range in which a variable can be referenced
• scope (scopeArchiv), an archival information program
• CDC SCOPE, an acronym for Supervisory Control Of Program Execution, operating systems for Control Data Corporation mainframe computers

Concepts

• Scope (logic), the range influenced by the quantification in logic
• Scope (formal semantics), the natural language counterpart of logical scope
• Scope (project management), the sum of all projects, products and their features
  • Scope creep, the incremental expansion of the scope of a project
• Scope of practice (US and Canada), terminology that defines the procedures, actions, and processes that are permitted for licensed professionals

Devices and procedures

• SCOPE (protein engineering), a technique of creating gene libraries
• Scope (synthesizer), a DSP-based synthesizer by Creamware
• Endoscope, an optical instrument (borescope) used to perform medical visual inspection (endoscopy) of enclosed body cavities. The term "scope" may refer to the following medical procedures:
  • Arthroscopy, for examining a joint space (orthopedics)
  • Bronchoscopy, for examining the lower respiratory tract (pulmonology)
  • Colonoscopy, for examining the large intestine (gastroenterology)
  • Cystoscopy, for examining the bladder (urology)
  • Gastroscopy, for examining the esophagus, stomach and duodenum (gastroenterology)
  • Mediastinoscopy, for examining the anterior mediastinum (cardiothoracics)
  • Laparoscopy, for examining the abdominopelvic cavity (general surgery and gynecology)
  • Nephroscopy, for examining the pelvi and calyceal system of a kidney (urology)
  • Rhinoscopy, for examining the nasal cavity, sinuses and pharynx (otorhinolaryngology)
  • Thoracoscopy, for examining a pleural cavity (cardiothoracics)
  • Ureteroscopy, for examining a ureter (urology)
• Microscope, a magnifying optical instrument used to see objects that are too small for the naked eye
• Oscilloscope, a type of electronic test instrument
• Telescope, a magnifying optical instrument used to see objects that are too distant for the naked eye
  • Spotting scope, a portable high-power telescope for observation of distant objects
• Telescopic sight, a reticled refracting telescope used as precision-oriented sighting device commonly on long guns (rifles and air rifles)

Organisations

• Scope (charity), a British charity that supports people with disabilities
• SCOPE Art Show, a global emerging art fair
• SCOPE Maastricht, nonprofit study association at Maastricht University, The Netherlands
• Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE), scientific reviews of key environmental issues
• Senior Consulting Program for Engineering (SCOPE), a program at Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Other uses

• Scope (mouthwash), a mouthwash brand by Procter & Gamble
• Norfolk Scope, an arena in Norfolk, Virginia

See also

• Scopus (disambiguation)