Artefact
noun
An object made by a human being, often of cultural or historical interest.
The museum has a fascinating collection of Roman artefacts.
Often appears as...
- historical artefact
- archaeological artefact
noun
In computer science, a document or model made during the development of a program or system, especially ones used to guide later stages.
The software release includes several new artefacts, like test cases and design documents.
Often appears as...
- software artefact
- document artefact
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Technical
noun
In medicine, a distortion or error in an image or data, caused by the mechanisms that produce them.
The MRI scan showed an artefact, which needs to be further evaluated.
Often appears as...
- imaging artefact
- mri artefact
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Technical
noun
An object made by a human being, often of cultural or historical interest.
The museum has a fascinating collection of Roman artefacts.
Often appears as...
- historical artefact
- archaeological artefact
noun
In computer science, a document or model made during the development of a program or system, especially ones used to guide later stages.
The software release includes several new artefacts, like test cases and design documents.
Often appears as...
- software artefact
- document artefact
Usage tips
Technical
noun
In medicine, a distortion or error in an image or data, caused by the mechanisms that produce them.
The MRI scan showed an artefact, which needs to be further evaluated.
Often appears as...
- imaging artefact
- mri artefact
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Human Creations
Artefacts are items created by people, not natural objects or phenomena.
She found an ancient artefact while excavating the site.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Significance
Artefacts often have importance to a specific culture, telling stories about the people's past.
The tribal artefacts included beautifully crafted masks.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Value
Historical artefacts provide insights into eras gone by, like tools from ancient civilizations.
Historians analyzed the artefact to learn about medieval life.
Pro Tip 1/3Human Creations
Artefacts are items created by people, not natural objects or phenomena.
She found an ancient artefact while excavating the site.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Significance
Artefacts often have importance to a specific culture, telling stories about the people's past.
The tribal artefacts included beautifully crafted masks.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Value
Historical artefacts provide insights into eras gone by, like tools from ancient civilizations.
Historians analyzed the artefact to learn about medieval life.
Pro Tip 1/3Human Creations
Artefacts are items created by people, not natural objects or phenomena.
She found an ancient artefact while excavating the site.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Significance
Artefacts often have importance to a specific culture, telling stories about the people's past.
The tribal artefacts included beautifully crafted masks.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Value
Historical artefacts provide insights into eras gone by, like tools from ancient civilizations.
Historians analyzed the artefact to learn about medieval life.
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My glacier cave...
sinking deeper and deeper into the ice. As these caves form and melt their way up into the ice, they make these artifacts rain down from the ceiling and fall into the cave floor where we end up finding them. For example, this is a nodal first seed we found. It's been frozen in ice for over a hundred years,
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Sky Caves of Nepal, Part...
got you know sort of the archaeology aspect of it I've got adventure and I started to get the idea of what I was actually doing there this is you know halfway through it and then we started getting into the science of it finding the things that the artifacts that we needed to be finding that help piece
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Questions No One Knows...
could easily have spread out across the galaxy, perhaps creating giant energy-harvesting artifacts or fleets of colonizing spaceships or glorious works of art that fill the night sky. At the very least, you'd think they'd be revealing their presence, deliberately or otherwise,
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Floating cities, the...
with these kind of interconnected playgrounds on the roofscape. You can enter a square on the ground where the citizens of Billund can roam around freely without a ticket. And it's probably one of the only museums in the world where you're allowed to touch all the artifacts.
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The incredible history...
that would help him achieve immortality. And as early as the first year of his reign, he began the construction of a massive underground necropolis filled with monuments, artifacts, and an army to accompany him into the next world and continue his rule.
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Technology that protects...
friction and on familiarity so how is this any different like why is a solution like this any better and how is my identity going to be better protected the way it works right now is that all of those identity artifacts do you live up there in the
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How much of human...
where researchers discover and study human artifacts that slipped into the sea. They're not on a treasure hunt. Underwater archaeology reveals important information about ancient climates and coastlines, it tells us how humans sailed the seas,
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The hidden worlds within...
minerals, fossils, and artifacts present windows into times and places around the world and across billions of years of history. When a research problem emerges, scientists peer through these windows and test hypotheses about the past.
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Christianity in Ethiopia...
an artifact precious to Jewish people are many Christians and Muslims as well it's said to be guarded by priests of the Ethiopian church amazing myths and legends surrounding the monasteries of Lake Tana the greatest of which surely
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Why do we have museums?...
ancient runic texts, and artifacts from the New World. In other curiosity cabinets, you could find genetic anomalies, precious stones, works of art, and religious and historic relics. Oh my. You might not want to touch that.
Video examples
My glacier cave...
sinking deeper and deeper into the ice. As these caves form and melt their way up into the ice, they make these artifacts rain down from the ceiling and fall into the cave floor where we end up finding them. For example, this is a nodal first seed we found. It's been frozen in ice for over a hundred years,
Video examples
Sky Caves of Nepal, Part...
got you know sort of the archaeology aspect of it I've got adventure and I started to get the idea of what I was actually doing there this is you know halfway through it and then we started getting into the science of it finding the things that the artifacts that we needed to be finding that help piece
Video examples
Questions No One Knows...
could easily have spread out across the galaxy, perhaps creating giant energy-harvesting artifacts or fleets of colonizing spaceships or glorious works of art that fill the night sky. At the very least, you'd think they'd be revealing their presence, deliberately or otherwise,
Video examples
Floating cities, the...
with these kind of interconnected playgrounds on the roofscape. You can enter a square on the ground where the citizens of Billund can roam around freely without a ticket. And it's probably one of the only museums in the world where you're allowed to touch all the artifacts.
Video examples
The incredible history...
that would help him achieve immortality. And as early as the first year of his reign, he began the construction of a massive underground necropolis filled with monuments, artifacts, and an army to accompany him into the next world and continue his rule.
Video examples
Technology that protects...
friction and on familiarity so how is this any different like why is a solution like this any better and how is my identity going to be better protected the way it works right now is that all of those identity artifacts do you live up there in the
Video examples
How much of human...
where researchers discover and study human artifacts that slipped into the sea. They're not on a treasure hunt. Underwater archaeology reveals important information about ancient climates and coastlines, it tells us how humans sailed the seas,
Video examples
The hidden worlds within...
minerals, fossils, and artifacts present windows into times and places around the world and across billions of years of history. When a research problem emerges, scientists peer through these windows and test hypotheses about the past.
Video examples
Christianity in Ethiopia...
an artifact precious to Jewish people are many Christians and Muslims as well it's said to be guarded by priests of the Ethiopian church amazing myths and legends surrounding the monasteries of Lake Tana the greatest of which surely
Video examples
Why do we have museums?...
ancient runic texts, and artifacts from the New World. In other curiosity cabinets, you could find genetic anomalies, precious stones, works of art, and religious and historic relics. Oh my. You might not want to touch that.
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Ken Liu
American Writer
As a species, we tend to live in environments where our own artifacts dominate. The way we shape our environment and are in turn shaped by it is a key theme in my fiction - indeed, it's a key part of a great deal of science fiction.
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Tobias Lutke
Canadian Businessman
Computers are the most powerful tools that humanity has ever created. Yet, we treat them largely as a black box; as if it were an alien artifact that magically appeared on desks, in homes, and in our pockets.
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Howard Rheingold
American Critic
A forecasting game is a kind of simulation, a kind of scenario, a kind of teleconference, a kind of artifact from the future - and more - that enlists the participants as 'first-person forecasters.
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Mariana van Zeller
I'm a shopaholic when I travel. I have a large collection of artifacts from all over the world at my house, some of which I keep in drawers until I find a place to display them.
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Clive Cussler
American Writer
People have said I belong in a rubber room because I look for wrecks, and when I find them, I just do a survey. I don't look for treasure or artifacts.
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Hilary Mantel
English Writer
Once you're labeled as mentally ill, and that's in your medical notes, then anything you say can be discounted as an artefact of your mental illness.
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Henry Petroski
American Author
Luxury, not necessity, is the mother of invention. Every artifact is somewhat wanting in its function, and that is what drives its evolution.
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Deepak Chopra
American Speaker
The world in general has meaning, deep meaning at times. This cannot be dismissed as a delusion, an artifact of chemicals.
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Peter Higgs
British Physicist
I don't regard television as the outside world. I regard it as an artefact.
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Kathleen Robertson
Canadian Actress
I am also really into religious artifacts.
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Ken Liu
American Writer
As a species, we tend to live in environments where our own artifacts dominate. The way we shape our environment and are in turn shaped by it is a key theme in my fiction - indeed, it's a key part of a great deal of science fiction.
Quote examples
Tobias Lutke
Canadian Businessman
Computers are the most powerful tools that humanity has ever created. Yet, we treat them largely as a black box; as if it were an alien artifact that magically appeared on desks, in homes, and in our pockets.
Quote examples
Howard Rheingold
American Critic
A forecasting game is a kind of simulation, a kind of scenario, a kind of teleconference, a kind of artifact from the future - and more - that enlists the participants as 'first-person forecasters.
Quote examples
Mariana van Zeller
I'm a shopaholic when I travel. I have a large collection of artifacts from all over the world at my house, some of which I keep in drawers until I find a place to display them.
Quote examples
Clive Cussler
American Writer
People have said I belong in a rubber room because I look for wrecks, and when I find them, I just do a survey. I don't look for treasure or artifacts.
Quote examples
Hilary Mantel
English Writer
Once you're labeled as mentally ill, and that's in your medical notes, then anything you say can be discounted as an artefact of your mental illness.
Quote examples
Henry Petroski
American Author
Luxury, not necessity, is the mother of invention. Every artifact is somewhat wanting in its function, and that is what drives its evolution.
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Deepak Chopra
American Speaker
The world in general has meaning, deep meaning at times. This cannot be dismissed as a delusion, an artifact of chemicals.
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Peter Higgs
British Physicist
I don't regard television as the outside world. I regard it as an artefact.
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Kathleen Robertson
Canadian Actress
I am also really into religious artifacts.
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