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artefact
, artifact Cytology a structure seen in tissue after death, fixation, staining, etc., that is not normally present in the living tissue
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Artifact
Individual product of human manufacture, such as cutlery, glassware, pottery, textiles, tools, and weapons.
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artefact
orartifact
any individual material object produced by a culture. The study of such objects is important in anthropology (see MATERIAL CULTURE). In ARCHAEOLOGY, the artefacts left behind by a society are the main means of reconstructing an account of that society.Collins Dictionary of Sociology, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2000
artifact
[′ärd·ə‚fakt] (archeology)
Any crafted object of common use that reflects the skills of humans in past cultures.
(communications)
Any component of a signal that is extraneous to the variable represented by the signal.
(histology)
A structure in a fixed cell or tissue formed by manipulation or by the reagent.
(medicine)
Noise or spurious signals that occur during various radiological imaging techniques; can reach a level where they appear in the image with as much strength as the signals produced by real objects.
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building artifact
An element in a building which demonstrates human workmanship, such as a stained-glass window.
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