# equipment (tool)

a set of devices and items that are used for a particular goal

- Computed level: L9 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: equipment

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [device](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-device.tool), [items](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-items.object), [sets](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-sets.grouped), [use](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-use.application), [particular](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-particular.specific), [goal](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-goal.purpose)

**Through:** the devices and items join together through use to serve a specific purpose, forming a functional set not present in any individual component

**Novel properties:**
- functional integration
- purpose-directed assembly
- coordinated utility

## Examples
- The Hubble Space Telescope's corrective optics package restored its imaging ability after launch flaws. *(engineering)*
- A surgeon’s scalpel, forceps, and retractor are sterilized and arranged before an appendectomy at Johns Hopkins Hospital. *(medicine)*
- The New York City subway system deploys specialized track inspection cars weekly to monitor rail integrity. *(institutions)*

## Used by
- [facilities](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-facilities.place) (L10)

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