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artifact
[ahr-tuh-fakt]
noun
any object made by human beings, especially with a view to subsequent use.
a handmade object, as a tool, or the remains of one, as a shard of pottery, characteristic of an earlier time or cultural stage, especially such an object found at an archaeological excavation.
any mass-produced, usually inexpensive object reflecting contemporary society or popular culture.
artifacts of the pop rock generation.
a substance or structure not naturally present in the matter being observed but formed by artificial means, as during preparation of a microscope slide.
a spurious observation or result arising from preparatory or investigative procedures.
any feature that is not naturally present but is a product of an extrinsic agent, method, or the like.
statistical artifacts that make the inflation rate seem greater than it is.
Digital Technology.a visible or audible anomaly introduced in the processing or transmission of digital data: Ghosting artifacts in an MRI are usually the result of patient movement during a scan.
Your computer might need a new graphics card if you see green pixels where you should not, or other graphics artifacts.
Ghosting artifacts in an MRI are usually the result of patient movement during a scan.
verb (used with object)
Digital Technology.to introduce a visible or audible anomaly in (an image or audio file) during the processing or transmission of digital data: The video appears to be heavily artifacted.
Compression may artifact your recording with clicking or echoing sounds.
The video appears to be heavily artifacted.
artifact
/ ˈɑːɪˌæ /
noun
a variant spelling of artefact
artifact
An object produced or shaped by human craft, especially a tool, weapon, or ornament of archaeological or historical interest.
An artificial product or effect observed in a natural system, especially one introduced by the technology used in scientific investigation or by experimental error.
Other 51Թ Forms
- artifactual adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
An archive of throwaways gets new life when presented as a natural history composed of cultural artifacts.
But here’s the thing: That big win was a largely illusory artifact of the increasing fragmentation of British politics.
In this library lie thousands of rare books and artifacts collected from Hall’s worldwide travels in his early 20s, which were the original foundation for PRS.
A second phase, to serve the exclusive Malibu Colony and Malibu Road, has been delayed and one branch of the system, to Serra Retreat, put off indefinitely after the discovery of Indigenous artifacts.
Indeed, the main factor in California’s leapfrogging over Japan was the decline in the yen’s value against the dollar, an artifact of the Bank of Japan’s decision to maintain low, even negative interest rates.
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