Scope

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Scope or scopes may refer to:

People with the surname

Jamie Scope (born 1986), English footballer
John T. Scopes (1900–1970), central figure in the Scopes Trial regarding the teaching 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)
Scope (Irish TV series)
Scope (album), a 1979 studio album by Buck Hill Quartet

Computing

Scope (computer science), the range in which a variable can be referenced
scope (scopeArchiv), an archival information program
CDC SCOPE, a series of Control Data Corporation operating systems

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 of practice (US and Canada), terminology that defines the procedures, actions, and processes that are permitted for licensed professionals

Devices and procedures

Any of a number of viewing instruments
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 pelvic 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
Scope soldering iron, an Australian low-voltage soldering iron
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 telescope used as a sighting device, typically on 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, a nonprofit study association at Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment
Senior Consulting Program for Engineering, a program at Olin College in Massachusetts