Artifact

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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

[edit] In popular culture

• Artefact (band) black metal band from France
• Artifact (band), a band from Norway
• The Artifact (Eureka), a fictional object appearing in the TV series Eureka

[edit] See also

• Artifacts
• Artificial
• Different spellings and connotations for artefact or artifact

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