subscope

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noun

An inner scope contained within an outer scope.

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Meanings

nounsubscope (plural subscopes)

plural subscopes

  1. computingAn inner scope contained within an outer scope.

    Do not reuse variable names in subscopes

    2008, Robert C. Seacord, The Cert C Secure Coding Standard
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    Lastly, a more powerful aggregation operation exploits the hierarchical relation between a scope and its subscopes.

    2010, Kai Sachs, Ilia Petrov, Pablo Guerrero, From Active Data Management to Event-Based Systems and More, page 286

Origin

From sub- + scope.

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APA

subscope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subscope

MLA

“subscope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subscope. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subscope,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subscope.

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