Meaning of the word artifact in English

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artifact

US /ˈɑːr.t̬ə.fækt/

UK /ˈɑːr.t̬ə.fækt/

an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest

Example:

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The museum displayed ancient Roman artifacts.

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Archaeologists discovered several valuable artifacts at the excavation site.

Synonym:

relic vestige remnant curio souvenir

a spurious or misleading observation or result arising from the investigative procedure itself

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The unexpected peak in the data was later identified as a measurement artifact.

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Noise in the image was an artifact of the camera's low-light settings.

Synonym:

anomaly aberration distortion error flaw

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