instrumentation

noun instrumentations

1. countable, uncountable The act of using or adapting as an instrument; a series or combination of instruments. Science should be distinguished from technique and its scientific instrumentation, technology. Science is practised by scientists, and techniques by ‘engineers’ — a term that in our terminology includes physicians, lawyers, and teachers. If for the scientist knowledge and cognition are primary, it i
2. countable, uncountable The arrangement of a musical composition for performance by a number of different instruments; instrumental composition; composition for an orchestra or military band. MOHAMMAD REZA SHAJARIAN (Thursday) Renowned in his native Iran, the vocalist Mohammad Reza Shajarian has been performing since the 1960s, and is now widely considered one of the finest classical Persian singers in the world. Mr. Shajarian’s son, Homayoun Shajarian, will provide additional vocals and

   Similar: orchestration

3. countable, uncountable The act or manner of playing upon musical instruments; performance. He had a wonderful instrumentation.
4. countable, uncountable On a vehicle, dashboard gauges monitoring engine functions and performance, along with other essential functions. The car's instrumentation included fuel, temperature, voltimeter and oil pressure gauges, along with a speedometer and tachometer.
5. countable, uncountable Monitoring gauges for any machine, such as a reactor.
6. broadly, countable, uncountable The dynamic analysis of a program's performance and behaviour, usually by injecting profiling code into it. bytecode instrumentation
7. countable, uncountable The use of tools, instruments, or technical methods in the commission of a crime.