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Instrumentation is defined as the instruments used in a particular musical composition or in a mechanical apparatus.

(noun)

When a musical piece calls for a piano, a drum and a horn, the piano, drum and horn are examples of the instrumentation.
All of the controls and levers used to fly an airplane are an example of the instrumentation.

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See instrumentation in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the composition or arrangement of music for instruments; orchestration
the act of developing, using, or equipping with, instruments, esp. scientific instruments
the instruments used, as in a mechanical apparatus or in a particular musical score, band, etc.
instrumentality (sense )

See instrumentation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The application or use of instruments.
Music
a. The study and practice of arranging music for instruments.
b. The arrangement or orchestration resulting from such practice.
c. A list of instruments used in an orchestration.
a. The study, development, and manufacture of instruments, as for scientific or industrial use.
b. Instruments for a specific purpose.
Instrumentality.

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