Scope or scopes may refer to:
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 Scope (Dutch band)
Computing Scope (computer programming), 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 John T. Scopes (1900–1970), central figure in the Scopes Trial regarding the teaching of evolution Scope (horse), a racehorse Scope (mouthwash) Norfolk Scope, an arena in Norfolk, Virginia Scopes trial, a 1925 US legal case in Tennessee SCOPE Act, a 2023 Texas internet law
See also Scope creep, the incremental expansion of the scope of a project Scopus (disambiguation)