The difference between Apparatus and Setup

When used as nouns, apparatus means the entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished, whereas setup means equipment designed for a particular purpose.

check bellow for the other definitions of Apparatus and Setup

  1. Apparatus as a noun:

    The entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished.

  2. Apparatus as a noun:

    A complex machine or instrument.

  3. Apparatus as a noun:

    An assortment of tools and instruments.

  4. Apparatus as a noun:

    A bureaucratic organization, especially one influenced by political patronage.

  5. Apparatus as a noun (firefighting):

    A vehicle used for emergency response.

  6. Apparatus as a noun (gymnastics):

    Any of the equipment on which the gymnasts perform their movements.

  1. Setup as a noun:

    Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus.

    Examples:

    "The laboratory included an elaborate setup for measuring the energy."

  2. Setup as a noun:

    The fashion in which something is organized or arranged.

    Examples:

    "The classroom setup was simple and efficient."

  3. Setup as a noun:

    An act to frame someone; an effort or arrangement aimed at placing the blame on somebody.

    Examples:

    "Trust me, that was a setup!"

  4. Setup as a noun (computing):

    An installer.

    Examples:

    "After inserting the disk, run the setup."

  5. Setup as a noun (operations):

    The process of arranging resources for performing a specific operation, as a run of a particular product.

    Examples:

    "A simple setup on the bottling line involves reloading bottles and labels; emptying, cleaning, and reloading the tanks; and a test run."

  1. Setup as a verb:

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