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Artifact or artefact may refer to:
- Artifact (archaeology), any object made or modified by a human culture, and later recovered by an archaeological endeavor
- Artifact (software development), one of many kinds of tangible byproduct produced during the development of software
- Compression artifact, an unwanted consequence of excessive data compression of a digital image, audio, or video
- Cultural artifact, a human-made object which gives information about the culture of its creator and users
- Document artifact, an instantiation of a document.
- Iatrogenic artifact, a medical problem created by medical treatment
- Social artifact, a product of individuals or groups (social beings) or of their social behavior
- Virtual artifact, objects in the digital environment
- Project artifact, documented outputs and work products specific to a project implementation
- Artifact (fantasy), in the fantasy genre, is usually a magical object so powerful that it cannot be duplicated or destroyed by ordinary means
- Artefact (design consultancy), a software design firm based in Seattle
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