noun
- an object made by humans, especially one of historical or cultural interest
- something created or produced as a result of a process, often unintentionally
Usage: technical
Examples
- The museum displayed ancient artifacts from Egyptian tombs.
- Archaeologists discovered stone artifacts at the dig site.
- The pottery artifact was carefully preserved behind glass.
- Digital compression can create visual artifacts in images.
- The researcher identified the unusual reading as a statistical artifact.
- Native American artifacts were found along the riverbank.
- The software bug produced strange artifacts in the output data.