equipment vs recorder

equipment and recorder both are nouns.

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

As nouns, recorder is a hyponym of equipment; that is, recorder is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than equipment:

equipment: an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
recorder: equipment for making records

equipment (noun)	recorder (noun)
an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service	a tubular wind instrument with 8 finger holes and a fipple mouthpiece
	equipment for making records
	someone responsible for keeping records
	a barrister or solicitor who serves as part-time judge in towns or boroughs