Science and Technology
- Flight instruments, the devices used to measure the speed, altitude, and pertinent flight angles of various kinds of aircraft
- Laboratory equipment, the measuring tools used in a scientific laboratory, often electronic in nature
- Mathematical instrument,devices used in geometric construction or measurements in astronomy, surveying and navigation
- Measuring instrument, a device used to measure or compare physical properties
- Medical instrument, a device used to diagnose or treat diseases
- Optical instrument, relies on the properties of light
- Quantum instrument, a mathematical object in quantum theory combining the concepts of measurement and quantum operation
- Scientific instrument, a device used to collect scientific data
- Surgical instrument
- Vehicle instrument, a device measuring parameters of a vehicle, such as its speed or position
- Weather instrument, a device used to record aspects of the weather
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