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1. (n.) artifact
any object made by human beings, esp. with a view to subsequent use.
2. artifact
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. artifact
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. artifact
a spurious observation or result arising from preparatory procedures.
5. artifact
any feature that is not naturally present but is a product of an extrinsic agent.
Etymology: (1815–25; var. of artefact < L phrase arte factum (something) made with skill. See art1, fact)
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1. (noun) artifact, artefact
a man-made object taken as a whole
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