scoping

scope·ing
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/ˈskəʊpɪŋ//ˈskoʊpiːŋ/

noun

the act of adding a scope

OriginEnglish scope ← Italian scopo ← Late Latin scopus →
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Meanings

nounscoping (plural scopings)

plural scopings

  1. computingthe act of adding a scope
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of scope

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  3. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  4. Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
  5. Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
  6. Late Latinscopus
  7. Italianscopo
  8. Englishscope
  9. Englishscoping

From scope + -ing.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with scoping

slopingmonodoping
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Cite this entry
APA

scoping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scoping

MLA

“scoping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scoping. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scoping,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scoping.

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