equipment vs instrumentation

instrumentation vs equipment

equipment and instrumentation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
equipment	Yes	No	No	No
instrumentation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, instrumentation is a hypernym of equipment; that is, instrumentation is a word with a broader meaning than equipment:

equipment: an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
instrumentation: an artifact (that is instrumental in accomplishing some end) for accomplishing some end

Other hypernyms of equipment include instrumentality, means.

equipment (noun)	instrumentation (noun)
an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service	the act of providing or using the instruments needed for some implementation
	the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments
	an artifact (that is instrumental in accomplishing some end) for accomplishing some end
	the instruments called for in a musical score or arrangement for a band or orchestra

Difference between equipment and instrumentation

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