2006-06-21 19:26:52 · 5 answers · asked by christineprovencio 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
1. An object produced or shaped by human craft, especially a tool, weapon, or ornament of archaeological or historical interest.
2. Something viewed as a product of human conception or agency rather than an inherent element: “The very act of looking at a naked model was an artifact of male supremacy” (Philip Weiss).
3. A structure or feature not normally present but visible as a result of an external agent or action, such as one seen in a microscopic specimen after fixation, or in an image produced by radiology or electrocardiography.
2006-06-21 19:30:58 · answer #1 · answered by Vish 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An artifact (also artefact) is:
A man-made object, such as a tool, weapon or ornament, especially those of archaeological or historical interest.
A structure or feature, visible only as a result of external action or experimental error. Also known as disturbance in biopotential signals.
Articles about various kinds of artifacts include:
Artifact (archaeology), any object made or modified by a human culture, and later recovered by an archaeological endeavor
Artifact (fantasy), in the fantasy genre, is usually a magical object with such great power that it cannot be duplicated or destroyed by ordinary means.
Cultural artifact, a man-made object which gives information about the culture of its creator and users
Artifact (observational), any perceived distortion or other data error caused by the instrument of observation
Compression artifact, data compression artifact in computer science, resulting from lossy data compression
Sonic artifact, in sound and music production, sonic material that is usually accidental or unwanted, resulting from the editing of another sound
Artifact (medical imaging), misrepresentations of tissue structures seen in medical images.
Digital artifact, a visible defect in a digital photo or video picture.
Social artifact, a product of individuals or groups (social beings) or of their social behavior.
Iatrogenic artifact, a disease made up by doctors.
Software artifact, product documentation like requirements, design, test plans of a software application
2006-06-22 02:57:54 · answer #2 · answered by bluegriffin 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A man-made object
2006-06-22 02:31:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ancient piece
2006-06-22 02:29:12 · answer #4 · answered by DELETED ACCOUNT 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
old people.
j/k
2006-06-22 02:30:40 · answer #5 · answered by scott f 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋