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A quantum instrument is a quantum operation with both classical and quantum outputs. It combines the concepts of measurement and quantum operation.
Usually it is implemented as a weighted collection of completely positive maps the sum of which is trace preserving.
A quantum instrument is more general than a quantum operation because it records the outcome k of which operator acted on the state.