ALL meanings of artifact
ar·ti·fact
A a - noun artifact any object made by human work; esp., a simple or primitive tool, weapon, vessel, etc. 3
- noun artifact any nonnatural feature or structure accidentally introduced into something being observed or studied 3
- noun artifact any object made by human beings, especially with a view to subsequent use. 1
- noun artifact 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. 1
- noun artifact any mass-produced, usually inexpensive object reflecting contemporary society or popular culture: artifacts of the pop rock generation. 1
- noun 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. 1
- noun artifact a spurious observation or result arising from preparatory or investigative procedures. 1
- noun artifact 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. 1
- noun artifact ancient object 1
- noun artifact An object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest. 1
- noun artifact An object made or shaped by human hand. 0
- noun artifact (archaeology) An object, such as a tool, weapon or ornament, of archaeological or historical interest, especially such an object found at an archaeological excavation. 0
- noun artifact Something viewed as a product of human conception or agency rather than an inherent element. 0
- noun artifact A structure or finding in an experiment or investigation that is not a true feature of the object under observation, but is a result of external action, the test arrangement, or an experimental error. 0
- noun artifact (biology) A structure or appearance in protoplasm due to death, method of preparation of specimens, or the use of reagents, and not present during life. 0
- noun artifact An object made or shaped by some agent or intelligence, not necessarily of direct human origin. 0
- noun artifact (computing) A perceptible distortion that appears in a digital image, audio or video file as a result of applying a lossy compression algorithm. 0