instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end(noun.artifact)
source: wordnet30
That which fulfills or supplies a want or use; esp., an instrument, tool, or utensil, as supplying a requisite to an end; as, the implements of trade, of husbandry, or of war.(noun)
source: webster1913
verb (v)
apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design(verb.social)