Appliance and Equipment

[wuwei]

Hi,
Yesterday, I read a article, there is a sentence like this, ' The university appealed for money to purchase more advanced teaching equipment', to my mind 'equipment' can be insteaded with 'appliance', can I do so?
Thanks!
Ian

[MikeNewYork]

Hi,
Yesterday, I read a article, there is a sentence like this, ' The university appealed for money to purchase more advanced teaching equipment', to my mind 'equipment' can be insteaded with 'appliance', can I do so?
Thanks!
Ian

Usually, "appliance" is confined to things used in the home.

[wuwei]

Thanks, Mike. it is more clear now.
For example, TV, microwave oven can be called 'appliance'. and prejection devices are called 'equipments', am i right?
Ian

[MikeNewYork]

Thanks, Mike. it is more clear now.
For example, TV, microwave oven can be called 'appliance'. and prejection devices are called 'equipments', am i right?
Ian

I don't know what "prejection devices" are. Do you mean projectors?

And "equipment" is almost always uncountable.

[wuwei]

Yes, I mean projectors, thanks for your correction.

[MikeNewYork]

Yes, I mean projectors, thanks for your correction.

No problem.

[BobK]

Hi,
Yesterday, I read a article, there is a sentence like this, ' The university appealed for money to purchase more advanced teaching equipment', to my mind 'equipment' can be insteaded with 'appliance', can I do so?
Thanks!
Ian

Incidentally, 'to instead' is an interesting verb, and we know what you mean, but it's not a word I've ever heard used by a native speaker. What you mean is either 'can be used instead' or 'can replace' or 'can be used to replace' - lots of options, but not 'can be insteaded'

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[wuwei]

Thanks for your friendly reminding, Bob, could I use reminding here?
Regards!
Ian