/
ˌapəˈreɪtəs/
n.
(pl. apparatuses)
- the technical equipment or machinery needed for a particular activity or purpose.
- a complex structure within an organization:
the apparatus of government.
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(also critical apparatus, apparatus criticus)
a collection of notes accompanying a printed text.
Etymology
C17: from L., from apparat-, apparare ‘make ready for’.