Machine: the things that are needed for an activity?

[Florawong]

1 equipment a. an instrument
2 machine b the things that are needed for an activity
3 device c a manufactured instrument that needs power(e.g. electricity) in order to work

[Yankee]

Hi Florawong

I presume you are supposed to match each word to a definition.
Have you checked a dictionary for the definition of each of those words?
http://www.onelook.com/

equipment
machine
device
.
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