instrumentation

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English

Etymology

From instrument +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

instrumentation (countable and uncountable, plural instrumentations)

1. The act of using or adapting as an instrument; a series or combination of instruments.
2. The arrangement of a musical composition for performance by a number of different instruments; instrumental composition; composition for an orchestra or military band.

   Synonym: orchestration

3. The act or manner of playing upon musical instruments; performance.

4. (automotive) On a vehicle, dashboard gauges monitoring engine functions and performance, along with other essential functions.

5. (by extension, computing) The dynamic analysis of a program's performance and behaviour, usually by injecting profiling code into it.

Derived terms

Translations

References

• “instrumentation”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

French

Etymology

From instrumenter +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃s.tʁy.mɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃/

Noun

instrumentation f (plural instrumentations)

1. instrumentation

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with instrumentalisation.

See also

• orchestration

Further reading

• “instrumentation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Swedish

Noun

instrumentation c

1. instrumentation (arrangement of musical instruments)
2. instrumentation (providing with instruments, for observation, measuring, or the like)

Declension

Synonyms

• instrumentering

Related terms

• instrument
• instrumentera

See also

• orkestrering

References

• instrumentation in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• instrumentation in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)