Instrument may refer to:
Science and technology
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Flight instruments, the devices used to measure the speed, altitude, and pertinent flight angles of various kinds of aircraft
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Laboratory equipment, the measuring tools used in a scientific laboratory, often electronic in nature
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Mathematical instrument, devices used in geometric construction or measurements in astronomy, surveying and navigation
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Measuring instrument, a device used to measure or compare physical properties
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Medical instrument, a device used to diagnose or treat diseases
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Optical instrument, relies on the properties of light
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Quantum instrument, a mathematical object in quantum theory combining the concepts of measurement and quantum operation
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Scientific instrument, a device used to collect scientific data
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Surgical instrument
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Vehicle instrument, a device measuring parameters of a vehicle, such as its speed or position
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Weather instrument, a device used to record aspects of the weather
Music
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Musical instrument
A musical instrument is a device created or adapted to make Music, musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can be considered a musical instrument—it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument. A person ...
, a device designed to produce musical sounds
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Experimental musical instrument
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Percussion instrument, which is struck
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String instrument, uses vibrating strings
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Transposing instrument, allows music to be played in a different key
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Wind instrument, which is blown
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Brass instrument, a sub type of wind instruments
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Woodwind instrument, another sub type
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''Instrument'' (album), by To Rococo Rot, 2014
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Instrument Soundtrack'', 1999 album by American band Fugazi
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Instrument 1, a MIDI controller designed by Artiphon
Other uses
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''Instrument'' (film), a documentary of the band Fugazi, directed by Jem Cohen
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Instruments (application), a performance visualizer
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Instrumental variable, a method used in statistics
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Financial instrument, a formal documentation of a financial transaction
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Legal instrument
Legal instrument is a law, legal term of art that is used for any formally executed written document that can be formally attributed to its author, records and formally expresses a legally enforceable act, process, or contractual duty, obligation ...
, a formal documentation of a status or transaction
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Negotiable instrument, a type of contract
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Statutory instrument, a form of legislation
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Instrumental case, in linguistics, a grammatical case expressing the instrument by which an action is performed
See also
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Instrumental (disambiguation)
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Instrumentation (disambiguation)
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