instrumentation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end
    instrumentality.
  2. noun the act of providing or using the instruments needed for some implementation
  3. noun the instruments called for in a musical score or arrangement for a band or orchestra
  4. noun the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments
    orchestration.

WordNet

In`stru*men*ta"tion noun
Definitions
  1. The act of using or adapting as an instrument; a series or combination of instruments; means; agency.
    Otherwise we have no sufficient instrumentation for our human use or handling of so great a fact. H. Bushnell.
    (b). The act of using instruments to measure or control the behavior of an object, as a patient in a hospital or a machine being tested while under development.
  2. (Mus.) (a) The arrangement of a musical composition for performance by a number of different instruments; orchestration; instrumental composition; composition for an orchestra or military band. (b) The act or manner of playing upon musical instruments; performance; as, his instrumentation is perfect. Instrumented, a. having instruments attached for the purpose of measuring conditions while under observation; said of a person under medical observation or a machine whose performance is being tested.

Webster 1913