English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Artifact definition, any object made by human beings, especially with a view to subsequent use. Buried artifacts, preserved in the ashes, are coming to light. Montreal Gazette One artifact of Obama's 'leading from behind' foreign policy is a sense that many of our allies had it coming National Review Online And these are from outside North America.
Alteration of artefact, from Italianartefatto, from Latinarte('by skill') (ablative of ars('art')) + factum('thing made') (from facio('to make, do')).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation)IPA(key): /ˈɑːtɪfækt/
Audio (UK)
- (General American)IPA(key): /ˈɑɹtɪfækt/, [-ɾɪ-], [-ɾə-]
- Hyphenation: ar‧ti‧fact
Noun[edit]
artifact (pluralartifacts) Achievement unlocked 2watermelon gaming headset.
- An objectmade or shaped by humanhand or labor.
- 2010 May 1, Kang, Young Sik; Lee, Heeseok, 'Understanding the role of an IT artifact in online service continuance: An extended perspective of user satisfaction.(Report)', in Computers in Human Behavior, DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2009.11.006:
- Given increasing investment in an IT (information technology) artifact (i.e., online service website), it is becoming important to retain existing customers.
- An object made or shaped by some agent or intelligence, not necessarily of direct human origin.
- Something viewed as a product of human agency or conception rather than an inherentelement.
- 2004, Philip Weiss, American Taboo: A Murder In The Peace Corps
- The very act of looking at a naked model was an artifact of male supremacy.
- 2019, Li Huang; James Lambert, 'Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers', in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, DOI:10.1080/01434632.2019.1596115, page 6:
- Overall the signage at NIE has the appearance being a top-down artefact driven by institutional policy with English set as the default language.
- 2004, Philip Weiss, American Taboo: A Murder In The Peace Corps
- A finding or structure in an experiment or investigation that is not a true feature of the object under observation, but is a result of externalaction, the testarrangement, or an experimentalerror.
- The spot on his lung turned out to be an artifact of the X-ray process.
- (archaeology) An object, such as a tool, ornament, or weapon of archaeological or historicalinterest, especially such an object found at an archaeological excavation.
- 2017, Tim Carvell; Josh Gondelman; Dan Gurewitch; Jeff Maurer; Ben Silva; Will Tracy; Jill Twiss; Seena Vali; Julie Weiner, 'North Korea', in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 4, episode 21, HBO, Warner Bros. Television:
- Holy shit! It is fascinating when a country's culture seeps even into their math lessons, although it's not really surprising. As a British child, our math questions were 'if Johnny has two artifacts and Dinesh has two artifacts, then how many artifacts is Johnny about to have?' The answer, of course, 'all the artifacts, Dinesh's family can come visit them in a British museum whenever they're in town.'
- (biology) An appearance or structure in protoplasm due to death, the method of preparation of specimens, or the use of reagents, and not present during life.
- (computing) A perceptibledistortion that appears in an audio or videofile or a digitalimage as a result of applying a lossycompressionalgorithm.
- This JPEG image has been so highly compressed that it has unsightly compression artifacts, making it unsuitable for the cover of our magazine.
Usage notes[edit]
The spelling artifact is preferred by most American dictionaries, while artefact is the preferred spelling in Australia's Macquarie Dictionary with artifact listed as a variant. A l i a watermelon gaming computer.
Alternative forms[edit]
- artefact(Australian and British spelling)
Translations[edit]
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Further reading[edit]
Artifacts Mod
- artifact in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911.
- 'artifact' in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press.
Retrieved from 'https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=artifact&oldid=61406697'
Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Financial, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
ar·ti·fact
also ar·te·fact(är′tə-făkt′)n.1. An object produced or shaped by human craft, especially a tool, weapon, or ornament of archaeological or historical interest.
2. Something viewed as a product of human conception or agency rather than an inherent element: 'Morality is an artifact of human culture, devised to help us negotiate social relations'(Michael Pollan).
3. A phenomenon or feature not originally present or expected and caused by an interfering external agent, action, or process, as an unwanted feature in a microscopic specimen after fixation, in a digitally reproduced image, or in a digital audio recording.
4. An inaccurate observation, effect, or result, especially one resulting from the technology used in scientific investigation or from experimental error: The apparent pattern in the data was an artifact of the collection method.
[Latin arte, ablative of ars, art; see art1 + factum, something made (from neuter past participle of facere, to make; see dhē- in Indo-European roots).]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
artifact
(ˈɑːtɪˌfækt)n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
Artifacts Risk Of Rain 2
ar•ti•fact
or ar•te•fact
(ˈɑr təˌfækt)n.
1. any object made by human beings, esp. with a view to subsequent use.
2. a handmade object, as a tool, or the remains of one, as a shard of pottery, belonging to an earlier time or cultural stage, esp. such an object found at an archaeological excavation.
3. a substance or structure not naturally present in the matter being observed but formed by artificial means, as during preparation of a microscope slide.
4. a spurious observation or result arising from preparatory procedures.
5. any feature that is not naturally present but is a product of an extrinsic agent.
[1815–25; variant of artefact < Latin phrase arte factum (something) made with skill. See art1, fact]
ar`ti•fac′tu•al (-ˈfæk tʃu əl) adj.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
| Noun | 1. | artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole whole, unit - an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; 'how big is that part compared to the whole?'; 'the team is a unit' article - one of a class of artifacts; 'an article of clothing' facility - something designed and created to serve a particular function and to afford a particular convenience or service; 'catering facilities'; 'toilet facilities'; 'educational facilities' Americana - any artifact (such as books or furniture or art) that is distinctive of America anachronism - an artifact that belongs to another time block - a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides); 'the pyramids were built with large stone blocks' commodity, trade good, good - articles of commerce covering - an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) creation - an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone decker - (often used in combinations) something constructed with multiple levels; 'they rode in a double-decker bus' decoration, ornament, ornamentation - something used to beautify electroplate - any artifact that has been plated with a thin coat of metal by electrolysis excavation - a hole in the ground made by excavating duplicate, extra - something additional of the same kind; 'he always carried extras in case of an emergency' cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; 'the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent'; 'woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC'; 'she measured off enough material for a dress' facility, installation - a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; 'the assembly plant is an enormous facility' fixture - an object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household) float - something that floats on the surface of water insert, inset - an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted instrumentation, instrumentality - an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end layer, bed - single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance; 'slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach' stinker, lemon - an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory line - something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; 'a washing line' marker - some conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark something; 'the buoys were markers for the channel' mystification - something designed to mystify or bewilder opening - a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; 'they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door' cushioning, padding - artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort plaything, toy - an artifact designed to be played with ready-made - a manufactured artifact (as a garment or piece of furniture) that is made in advance and available for purchase; 'their apartment was furnished with ready-mades' restoration - some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed; 'the restoration looked exactly like the original' flat solid, sheet - a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width square - any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles; 'a checkerboard has 64 squares' squeaker - any artifact that makes a squeaking sound when used; 'those sneakers are squeakers'; 'which hinge is the squeaker?' strip, slip - artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; 'the structure consisted of a series of arches'; 'she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons' surface - the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary; 'there is a special cleaner for these surfaces'; 'the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface' track - a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels way - any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another; 'he said he was looking for the way out' building material - material used for constructing buildings paving, paving material, pavement - material used to pave an area natural object - an object occurring naturally; not made by man |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
artifact
[ˈɑːrtɪfækt]
n(US)
- (Received Pronunciation)IPA(key): /ˈɑːtɪfækt/
Audio (UK)
- (General American)IPA(key): /ˈɑɹtɪfækt/, [-ɾɪ-], [-ɾə-]
- Hyphenation: ar‧ti‧fact
Noun[edit]
artifact (pluralartifacts) Achievement unlocked 2watermelon gaming headset.
- An objectmade or shaped by humanhand or labor.
- 2010 May 1, Kang, Young Sik; Lee, Heeseok, 'Understanding the role of an IT artifact in online service continuance: An extended perspective of user satisfaction.(Report)', in Computers in Human Behavior, DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2009.11.006:
- Given increasing investment in an IT (information technology) artifact (i.e., online service website), it is becoming important to retain existing customers.
- An object made or shaped by some agent or intelligence, not necessarily of direct human origin.
- Something viewed as a product of human agency or conception rather than an inherentelement.
- 2004, Philip Weiss, American Taboo: A Murder In The Peace Corps
- The very act of looking at a naked model was an artifact of male supremacy.
- 2019, Li Huang; James Lambert, 'Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers', in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, DOI:10.1080/01434632.2019.1596115, page 6:
- Overall the signage at NIE has the appearance being a top-down artefact driven by institutional policy with English set as the default language.
- 2004, Philip Weiss, American Taboo: A Murder In The Peace Corps
- A finding or structure in an experiment or investigation that is not a true feature of the object under observation, but is a result of externalaction, the testarrangement, or an experimentalerror.
- The spot on his lung turned out to be an artifact of the X-ray process.
- (archaeology) An object, such as a tool, ornament, or weapon of archaeological or historicalinterest, especially such an object found at an archaeological excavation.
- 2017, Tim Carvell; Josh Gondelman; Dan Gurewitch; Jeff Maurer; Ben Silva; Will Tracy; Jill Twiss; Seena Vali; Julie Weiner, 'North Korea', in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 4, episode 21, HBO, Warner Bros. Television:
- Holy shit! It is fascinating when a country's culture seeps even into their math lessons, although it's not really surprising. As a British child, our math questions were 'if Johnny has two artifacts and Dinesh has two artifacts, then how many artifacts is Johnny about to have?' The answer, of course, 'all the artifacts, Dinesh's family can come visit them in a British museum whenever they're in town.'
- (biology) An appearance or structure in protoplasm due to death, the method of preparation of specimens, or the use of reagents, and not present during life.
- (computing) A perceptibledistortion that appears in an audio or videofile or a digitalimage as a result of applying a lossycompressionalgorithm.
- This JPEG image has been so highly compressed that it has unsightly compression artifacts, making it unsuitable for the cover of our magazine.
Usage notes[edit]
The spelling artifact is preferred by most American dictionaries, while artefact is the preferred spelling in Australia's Macquarie Dictionary with artifact listed as a variant. A l i a watermelon gaming computer.
Alternative forms[edit]
- artefact(Australian and British spelling)
Translations[edit]
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Artifacts Synonyms
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|
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Further reading[edit]
Artifacts Mod
- artifact in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911.
- 'artifact' in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press.
Retrieved from 'https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=artifact&oldid=61406697'
Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Financial, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
ar·ti·fact
also ar·te·fact(är′tə-făkt′)n.1. An object produced or shaped by human craft, especially a tool, weapon, or ornament of archaeological or historical interest.
2. Something viewed as a product of human conception or agency rather than an inherent element: 'Morality is an artifact of human culture, devised to help us negotiate social relations'(Michael Pollan).
3. A phenomenon or feature not originally present or expected and caused by an interfering external agent, action, or process, as an unwanted feature in a microscopic specimen after fixation, in a digitally reproduced image, or in a digital audio recording.
4. An inaccurate observation, effect, or result, especially one resulting from the technology used in scientific investigation or from experimental error: The apparent pattern in the data was an artifact of the collection method.
[Latin arte, ablative of ars, art; see art1 + factum, something made (from neuter past participle of facere, to make; see dhē- in Indo-European roots).]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
artifact
(ˈɑːtɪˌfækt)n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
Artifacts Risk Of Rain 2
ar•ti•fact
or ar•te•fact
(ˈɑr təˌfækt)n.
1. any object made by human beings, esp. with a view to subsequent use.
2. a handmade object, as a tool, or the remains of one, as a shard of pottery, belonging to an earlier time or cultural stage, esp. such an object found at an archaeological excavation.
3. a substance or structure not naturally present in the matter being observed but formed by artificial means, as during preparation of a microscope slide.
4. a spurious observation or result arising from preparatory procedures.
5. any feature that is not naturally present but is a product of an extrinsic agent.
[1815–25; variant of artefact < Latin phrase arte factum (something) made with skill. See art1, fact]
ar`ti•fac′tu•al (-ˈfæk tʃu əl) adj.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
| Noun | 1. | artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole whole, unit - an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; 'how big is that part compared to the whole?'; 'the team is a unit' article - one of a class of artifacts; 'an article of clothing' facility - something designed and created to serve a particular function and to afford a particular convenience or service; 'catering facilities'; 'toilet facilities'; 'educational facilities' Americana - any artifact (such as books or furniture or art) that is distinctive of America anachronism - an artifact that belongs to another time block - a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides); 'the pyramids were built with large stone blocks' commodity, trade good, good - articles of commerce covering - an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) creation - an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone decker - (often used in combinations) something constructed with multiple levels; 'they rode in a double-decker bus' decoration, ornament, ornamentation - something used to beautify electroplate - any artifact that has been plated with a thin coat of metal by electrolysis excavation - a hole in the ground made by excavating duplicate, extra - something additional of the same kind; 'he always carried extras in case of an emergency' cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; 'the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent'; 'woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC'; 'she measured off enough material for a dress' facility, installation - a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; 'the assembly plant is an enormous facility' fixture - an object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household) float - something that floats on the surface of water insert, inset - an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted instrumentation, instrumentality - an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end layer, bed - single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance; 'slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach' stinker, lemon - an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory line - something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; 'a washing line' marker - some conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark something; 'the buoys were markers for the channel' mystification - something designed to mystify or bewilder opening - a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; 'they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door' cushioning, padding - artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort plaything, toy - an artifact designed to be played with ready-made - a manufactured artifact (as a garment or piece of furniture) that is made in advance and available for purchase; 'their apartment was furnished with ready-mades' restoration - some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed; 'the restoration looked exactly like the original' flat solid, sheet - a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width square - any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles; 'a checkerboard has 64 squares' squeaker - any artifact that makes a squeaking sound when used; 'those sneakers are squeakers'; 'which hinge is the squeaker?' strip, slip - artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; 'the structure consisted of a series of arches'; 'she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons' surface - the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary; 'there is a special cleaner for these surfaces'; 'the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface' track - a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels way - any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another; 'he said he was looking for the way out' building material - material used for constructing buildings paving, paving material, pavement - material used to pave an area natural object - an object occurring naturally; not made by man |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
artifact
[ˈɑːrtɪfækt]n(US) → objetmfabriquéCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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