Artifact

[ahr-tuh-fakt]

Artifact or artefact may refer to:

Artifact (archaeology), any object made or modified by a human culture, and later recovered by an archaeological endeavor
Artefact (band) black metal band from France
Artifact (band), a band from Norway
Artifact (error), an error or misrepresentation introduced by a technique and/or technology
Artifact (fantasy), in the fantasy genre, is usually a magical object so powerful that it cannot be duplicated or destroyed by ordinary means
Artifact (medical imaging), misrepresentations of tissue structures seen in medical images
Artifact (observational), any perceived distortion or other data error caused by the instrument of observation
Artifact (software development), one of many kinds of tangible byproduct produced during the development of software
The Artifact (Eureka), a fictional object appearing in the TV series Eureka
Compression artifact, data compression artifact in computer science, resulting from lossy data compression
Cultural artifact, a human-made object which gives information about the culture of its creator and users
Digital artifact, a visible defect in a digital photo or video picture
Iatrogenic artifact, a medical problem created by medical treatment
Social artifact, a product of individuals or groups (social beings) or of their social behavior
Sonic artifact, in sound and music production, sonic material that is accidental or unwanted, resulting from the editing of another sound
Virtual artifact, objects in the digital environment
Project artifact, documented outputs and work products specific to a project implementation