# 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
* SCOPE Act, a 2023 Texas internet law