reminder: "apparatus" is just science-speak for "thingy"
@Siphonay it is! but device also is science-speak for thingy
both "device" and "apparatus" tend to be words you use when no more specific word exists (or when you want to sound fancy or avoid connotations, like calling something a distillation apparatus instead of just a still)
@Felthry I thought it was a synonym for "device" because it reminds me of "appareil"