"scoping" meaning in English

See scoping in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈskəʊpɪŋ/, /ˈskoʊpiːŋ/ Forms: scopings [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊpɪŋ Etymology: From scope + -ing. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|scope|-ing|text=+|tree=1}} From scope + -ing. Head templates: {{en-noun}} scoping (plural scopings)
  1. (computing) the act of adding a scope Derived forms: lexical scoping, scoping review, static scoping
    Sense id: en-scoping-en-noun-Owdy3irP Categories (other): Computing, English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 67 33 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 70 30 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 59 41 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 65 35 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 72 28 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Verb

IPA: /ˈskəʊpɪŋ/, /ˈskoʊpiːŋ/
Rhymes: -əʊpɪŋ Etymology: From scope + -ing. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|scope|-ing|text=+|tree=1}} From scope + -ing. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} scoping
  1. present participle and gerund of scope Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: scope
    Sense id: en-scoping-en-verb--MVWQM1U Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 54 46

Inflected forms

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