Meaning & use
scoping
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Assessing and defining the goals, boundaries, and requirements of a project before it begins.
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The team spent two weeks scoping the project before writing a single line of code.
They're still scoping out potential vendors for the new office space.
A note on using this word
A business and engineering term derived from scope (extent or range), often paired with out as in scoping out.
Words with a similar meaning
assessingsurveying
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