artifact

Other spellings

• (UK) (AU) artefact

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈɑːtɪfækt/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈɑrtɪfækt/ or [-ɾɪ-] or [-ɾə-]

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• Hyphenation: ar‧ti‧fact

Noun

Singular artifact

Plural artifacts

1. (countable) An artifact is an object that was made by a human.
2. (countable) An artifact is a finding in an investigation that is not a true feature of the object but is a result of external action, such as an experimental error.
3. (countable) (archaeology) An artifact is an object, such as a tool or weapon, that is found at an archaeological excavation.