See apparatus in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
Something, as a machine, devised for a particular function:
appliance, contraption, contrivance, device. See machineThings needed for a task, journey, or other purpose:
accouterment (often used in plural), equipment, gear, material (used in plural), materiel, outfit, paraphernalia, rig, tackle, thing (used in plural), turnout. See means
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