Instrumentation

Instrumentation is a collective term for measuring instruments, used for indicating, measuring, and recording physical quantities. It is also a field of study about the art and science about making measurement instruments, involving the related areas of metrology, automation, and control theory. The term has its origins in the art and science of scientific instrument-making.

Extends: [Control engineering](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Control engineering), [Industrial automation](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Industrial automation), Sensors, [Measuring instruments](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Measuring instruments)