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instrument
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instrument
1. Music any of various contrivances or mechanisms that can be played to produce musical tones or sounds
2. a measuring device, such as a pressure gauge or ammeter
3. 
a. a device or system for use in navigation or control, esp of aircraft
b. (as modifier): instrument landing
4. a formal legal document

instrument [′in·strə·mənt]
(engineering)
A device for measuring and sometimes also recording and controlling the value of a quantity under observation.

(programming)instrument - To install devices or instructions into hardware or software to monitor the operation of a system or component.


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Both instruments can also be used as batch counters, with the desired batch programmed into the integrated counter limit value, so that the instrument stops the pump when the limit is reached, until the next batch is reset.
Do any provisions or regulations exist to prevent an instrument manufacturer from discontinuing a piece of equipment without providing a substitute or replacement in the event that a lab's instrument stops functioning?
 
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