descope
v.— «I’ve been collecting examples of the jargon in common use by people at NASA Headquarters.…Descope: verb, to redesign a project as a result of budget cuts (not the opposite of scope, q.v.).» —“Glossary of NASA Terminology” Usenet: net.jokes Jan. 23, 1984. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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