aparaturë

Aparaturë is an Albanian term that denotes equipment or apparatus. It refers to the collection of tools, devices, and machines used to perform a function, as well as to the organized systems that enable a process. In scientific and technical contexts, aparaturë often designates instrumentation and hardware, such as laboratory equipment, measurement instruments, or electrical and mechanical devices. In a broader sense, the term can also refer to the organizational components that enable operations within an institution or state, sometimes described as the apparatus of administration or governance.

Etymology and usage tradition: The word derives from Latin apparatus, entering Albanian through Romance languages. In contemporary Albanian, aparaturë is used in formal, technical, and academic discourse. It is common to distinguish between physical devices (pajisje, instrumente) and the more abstract sense of an organizational setup or framework.

Contexts and examples: Aparaturë laboratorike refers to laboratory equipment used in experiments. Aparaturë elektrike encompasses electrical devices and systems. In social or political discourse, the term can be applied metaphorically to describe the administrative or coercive apparatus of an institution or state.

See also: pajisje; instrument; mjet; organ i institucioneve.