the physical items, tools, and resources used for a particular activity or purpose;
e.g. The photographer could fit most of her equipment in a large carrying case.
(noun)
the action or process of providing someone/something with the physical items and resources needed for a particular activity or purpose, or the state of being thus provided with things;
e.g. He followed a checklist for the equipment of his van for the trip.
(noun)
a person's mental abilities or traits, or their emotional recourses;
e.g. They didn't have the equipment needed to understand such specialized humor.