superscope

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noun

An outer scope that contains one or more subscopes.

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Meanings

nounsuperscope (plural superscopes)

plural superscopes

  1. computingAn outer scope that contains one or more subscopes.

    Microsoft recommends the use of superscopes when more than one DHCP server is present on a subnet.

    2000, Robin Walshaw, Mission Critical Windows 2000 Server Administration, page 460

Origin

From super- + scope.

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APA

superscope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superscope

MLA

“superscope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superscope. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “superscope,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superscope.

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