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Scope vs Descope - What's the difference?

scope | descope |

As verbs the difference between scope and descope

is that scope is to perform a cursory investigation, as to scope out while descope is to reduce the scope of; to revise objectives downward, sometimes in the context of a funding shortfall.

As a noun scope

is the breadth, depth or reach of a subject; a domain.

scope

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; a domain.
  • A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target
  • (computing) The region of program source in which an identifier is meaningful.
  • (logic) The shortest sub-wff of which a given instance of a logical connective is a part.
  • (linguistics) The region of an utterance to which some modifying element applies.
    • the scope of an adverb
  • (slang) Shortened form of periscope, telescope, microscope or oscilloscope.

    • Derived terms

    * scopeless

    Verb

    (scop)
  • To perform a cursory investigation, as to scope out .
  • (slang) To perform arthroscopic surgery.
    • The surgeon will scope the football player's knee to repair damage to a ligament.
  • (slang) To examine under a microscope.
    • The entomologist explained that he could not tell what species of springtail we were looking at without scoping it.

    Anagrams

    * copes * copse ----

    descope

    English

    Verb

    (descop)
  • (management, US) To reduce the scope of; to revise objectives downward, sometimes in the context of a funding shortfall.
  • * {{quote-news, 1991, March 26, , Lethal Control of Arms, Washington Times citation
    • , passage=The arms controllers who "descoped " the Patriot bear a heavy burden. }}