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scope [n]
 
1)an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power"
    Synonyms :ambit compass orbit range reach 
    See Also: extent  compass  range  range  approximate_range  confines  contrast  internationalism  latitude  horizon  expanse  gamut  spectrum  palette 
 
2)the state of the environment in which a situation exists; "you can't do that in a university setting"
    Synonyms :background setting 
    See Also: environment  canvas  show_window 
 
3)a magnifier of images of distant objects
    Synonyms :telescope 
    See Also: magnifier  aperture  astronomical_telescope  collimator  finder  optical_prism  solar_telescope  transit_instrument 
 
4)electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
    Synonyms :cathode-ray_oscilloscope cro oscilloscope 
    See Also: electronic_equipment  microwave_radar  cardiac_monitor  monitor  cathode-ray_tube 
 

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing: (http://www.foldoc.org/, Editor Denis Howe)

Software Evaluation and Certification Programme Europe.

An ESPRIT project.

(1995-04-12)



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