Scope

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

Other uses

 * Scope (horse), a racehorse
 * Scope (mouthwash)
 * Norfolk Scope, an arena in Norfolk, Virginia
 * Scopes trial, a 1925 US legal case in Tennessee