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artifact

UK
/ˈɑːtɪfækt/
US
/ˈɑrtɪfækt/

Translations

artifactnoun
artifacts
Pl.
UK
/ˈɑːtɪfækt/
US
/ˈɑrtɪfækt/
The museum has an impressive collection of ancient artifacts.
В музее есть впечатляющая коллекция древних артефактов.
Additional translations
культурный объект
предмет старины
искусственный объект
Synonyms
antique
man-made object
historical object
curio
piece
item
object
relic
artifactverb
artifacted
Präteritum
artifacted
Partizip Perfekt
artifacting
Gerundium
Informal, chiefly computing: to display or produce unwanted digital distortions.
artifactadjective
UK
/ˈɑː.tɪ.fækt/
US
/ˈɑːr.t̬ə.fækt/
Used attributively to modify nouns, chiefly in scientific and technical contexts.

Definitions

artifactnoun
An object made by a human being, typically one of cultural or historical interest.
The museum's collection includes ancient artifacts from Egypt.
A structure or feature not normally present but visible as a result of an external agent or action, often used in scientific contexts.
The unexpected shadow on the X-ray was determined to be an artifact of the imaging process.
In software engineering, any work product or by-product produced during the development process (such as documents, source code, or test reports).
Design documents and user manuals are important artifacts created during the software development lifecycle.
artifactverb
To exhibit or produce unwanted visual or audio distortions, especially because of digital compression or processing.
When the streaming quality dropped, the video began to artifact around fast-moving objects.
artifactadjective
Relating to, caused by, or resembling an artifact; spurious or artificial.
The researchers removed the artifact signals from the electrocardiogram data.
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