The differences between materials, equipment, and tools are in the way they are used, acquired, and maintained. Materials are consumed constantly, while tools and equipment require periodic repair or replacement.
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Tools are objects to do the job, (hammers,saws, drills, etc ) materials are what you build with (wood, gyprock, steel etc) and supplies are the ancillary things you need, ( nails, screws, staples etc )
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Equipment are especially MADE for purpose. Equipment can include helmets, kneepads and so forth, and is a more general term... Tools are objects to work WITH. Tools is American word. Equipment is a set of tools. Tools in a non-literal sense are devices to use to do something, for example, "LANGUAGE IS A TOOL TO PROMOTE SPEAKING..." lol Equipment is basically to "equip" somebody. You cannot equip someone with a spanner or a screwdriver. Tools are commonly used for machinery. Tools are generally small, hand held, common items. Equipment are profressional items.
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Equipments (also called as Tools) are the devices required to perform and/or expedite a task. There are various types of tools including cutting tools, moving tools, shaping tools, fastening tools, guiding & measuring tools. Instruments are the devices basically used to measure, record or identify any entity. It includes devices used in following sectors: electrical or electronic or scientific , medical, laboratory, vehicle, weather and measurement.
Equipment - are machines or major tools necessary to complete a given task. The tools a mechanic needs to repair a machine are an example while Machine is A system or device for doing work, as an automobile or a jackhammer, together with its power source and auxiliary equipment. Machines are devices that need a person's attention when operating. Equipment are devices that do not need this attention. Examples: a refrigerator is equipment, a steel cutter is machine, a stove is equipment, a computer or a fax are machines; we call it anyway, "fax machine". Your car is machine/you operate it; your house, though, is "equipped with A/C and fan" because you do not pay attention to them when operating. The water heater is equipment. The pressure washer is machine, the air-compressor is equipment.