different between instrumentation vs orchestration

English

Etymology

instrument +? -ation

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

instrumentation (countable and uncountable, plural instrumentations)

1. The act of using or adapting as an instrument; a series or combination of instruments
   • 1978, Hans Freudentha, Weeding and Sowing. Preface to a Science of Mathematical Education

     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 is action and construction that characterises the work of the engineer, though in fact his activity may be based on science. In history, technique often preceded science.

2. The arrangement of a musical composition for performance by a number of different instruments; orchestration; instrumental composition; composition for an orchestra or military band.

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

4. 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.

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French

Pronunciation

Noun

instrumentation f (plural instrumentations)

1. instrumentation

English

Etymology

From French orchestration.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

orchestration (countable and uncountable, plural orchestrations)

1. (uncountable, music) The arrangement of music for performance by an orchestra.
2. (countable, music) A composition that has been orchestrated.
3. (uncountable, by extension) The control of diverse elements.
   • 22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Games[1]

     It’s “The Most Dangerous Game” by way of The Running Man and Battle Royale, with touches of Survivor and the mass-scale orchestration of The Truman Show.

4. (uncountable, by extension, computing) The automated arrangement, coordination, and management of computer systems, middleware, and services.

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Further reading

• orchestration on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• orchestration (computing) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.??s.t?a.sj??/

Noun

orchestration f (plural orchestrations)

1. orchestration