apparatus
noun
[ ˌapəˈreɪtəs ]
• the technical equipment or machinery needed for a particular activity or purpose.
• "firemen wearing breathing apparatus"
Similar:
equipment,
gear,
rig,
tackle,
gadgetry,
paraphernalia,
appliance,
instrument,
tool,
utensil,
machine,
mechanism,
device,
contraption,
hardware,
plant,
machinery,
things,
stuff,
gubbins,
• the complex structure of a particular organization or system.
• a collection of notes, variant readings, and other matter accompanying a printed text.
• "one thing about the book's apparatus does irritate: the absence of an index of titles"
Origin:
early 17th century: Latin, from apparare ‘make ready for’, from ad- ‘towards’ + parare ‘make ready’.
