Apparatus

Apparatus can refer to:

  • object which can be used for a certain function. Examples of apparatuses include coffee-makers, pencil sharpeners, and computers. These things are also often called tools, machines, or equipment.
  • process of an activity. For example, a political party or governmental organization can be called an apparatus.
  • a set of equipment or tools or a machine that is used for a particular purpose[1]

Notes

  1. "apparatus". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-04-30.