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2 title: About organization scopes and packages
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4 - /about-org-scopes-and-packages
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7 Every organization is granted an organization scope, a unique namespace for packages owned by the organization that matches the organization name. For example, an organization named "wombat" would have the scope `@wombat`.
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9 You can use scopes to:
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11 - Maintain a fork of a package: `@wombat/request`.
12 - Avoid name disputes with popular names: `@wombat/web`.
13 - Easily find packages in the same namespace
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15 Packages in a scope must follow the same [naming guidelines][name-guidelines] as unscoped packages.
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17 ## Managing unscoped packages
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19 While you are granted a scope by default when you create an organization, you can also use organizations to manage unscoped packages, or packages under a different scope (such as a user scope).
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21 [name-guidelines]: /files/package.json#name