artifact
gb/ˈɑɹtəfˌækt/ us/ˈɑɹtəfˌækt/
B2
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Sustantivo
B2
entity
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human-made object of historical interest
An old object made by people, often found in a museum or at an ancient site.
Patrón de uso:
an artifact; an artifact from [place/time]; a collection of artifacts
Error frecuente:
Learners may confuse artifact with artificial (meaning “not natural”).
Sinónimos
relic (Often suggests something old that survived from the past, sometimes with religious or sentimental associations.)
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antiquity (Typically used for valuable ancient objects, often in the plural (antiquities).)
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object (Much more general; does not imply historical value.)
Antónimos
natural object (Something formed by nature rather than made by humans.)
Colocaciones
ancient artifact
|archaeological artifact
|museum artifact
|prehistoric artifact
|cultural artifact
|rare artifact
|discover an artifact
|unearth artifacts
|a collection of artifacts
|artifact display
Temas
history
|culture
|education
Ejemplos
- The archaeologists uncovered a small bronze artifact near the temple ruins.
- The museum returned several artifacts to the community they came from.
- Each artifact in the exhibit was labeled with its estimated age and origin.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- We saw ancient artifacts in the museum.
- They found an artifact in the ground.
Sustantivo
technical
C1
entity
2
false feature caused by measurement
Something that looks real in the results but is actually caused by the test or method.
Patrón de uso:
an artifact of [process/method]; an artifact in [data/image/scan]
Error frecuente:
Learners may think an artifact is always a physical historical object; in science it can mean an error effect in results.
Sinónimos
anomaly (A general word for something unusual; it may be real, not necessarily caused by the method.)
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distortion (Emphasizes that the result is warped or altered from the truth.)
Antónimos
genuine signal (A feature that truly comes from the thing being measured, not from the method.)
Colocaciones
experimental artifact
|measurement artifact
|an artifact in the data
|an artifact in the image
|artifact of the procedure
|introduce an artifact
|remove artifacts
|filter out artifacts
|spurious artifact
|instrument artifact
Temas
science
|medicine
|technology
Ejemplos
- The spike in the graph turned out to be an artifact of the sampling method.
- Radiologists checked whether the bright line was a real finding or an imaging artifact.
- After recalibrating the instrument, several artifacts disappeared from the results.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- This line in the scan is an artifact, not a problem.
- The strange result was an artifact of the test.
Sustantivo
technical
C1
entity
3
unwanted digital distortion in media
A bad effect in a digital photo, video, or sound caused by processing.
Patrón de uso:
compression artifacts; artifacts in [video/audio/image]
Error frecuente:
Learners may overuse artifact for any error; in this sense it is specifically a processing-related distortion.
Sinónimos
glitch (More informal and broader; can be any small fault, not specifically compression/processing effects.)
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distortion (General term; does not specifically imply a digital processing cause.)
Antónimos
clean signal (Media output without unwanted processing effects.)
Colocaciones
compression artifact
|video artifacts
|audio artifacts
|visual artifact
|blocking artifacts
|ringing artifact
|reduce artifacts
|introduce artifacts
|artifacting
|rendering artifacts
Temas
technology
|media
|computing
Ejemplos
- At a low bitrate, the stream shows obvious compression artifacts around fast movement.
- The editor increased the noise reduction, but it created new artifacts in the shadows.
- After re-encoding the file, the audio artifacts were much less noticeable.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- This video has artifacts after compression.
- I can hear artifacts in the audio.
Sustantivo
formal
C1
entity
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product of human culture
Something people made that shows their culture.
Patrón de uso:
a cultural artifact; an artifact of [culture/era]
Error frecuente:
In everyday English, artifact often suggests an old object; in this sense it can include modern items studied as cultural products.
Sinónimos
cultural product (Clearer and less academic; highlights that it is made within a culture.)
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creation (Very general; does not imply cultural analysis.)
Antónimos
natural phenomenon (Something that exists or happens without human creation.)
Colocaciones
cultural artifact
|social artifact
|artifact of its time
|a literary artifact
|a technological artifact
|an artifact of a culture
|an artifact of modern life
|study artifacts
|material artifacts
|everyday artifacts
Temas
culture
|society
|education
Ejemplos
- The smartphone is often discussed as a cultural artifact that shapes daily behavior.
- In the seminar, students analyzed advertisements as artifacts of changing social values.
- The novel is treated as an artifact of its era, revealing common beliefs and anxieties.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- A song can be a cultural artifact.
- These objects are artifacts of daily life.
Sustantivo
technical
C1
entity
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file produced by a software build
A file made by a software build that you can save or deploy.
Patrón de uso:
build artifacts; publish/upload/store artifacts; an artifact repository
Error frecuente:
Learners may think artifact always means something old; in software it means an output file from a process.
Sinónimos
build output (More transparent phrasing; highlights it is produced by the build.)
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deliverable (Broader; can include documents and other items, not only build files.)
Antónimos
source code (Human-written code before the build produces compiled outputs.)
Colocaciones
build artifact
|deployment artifact
|artifact repository
|store artifacts
|publish artifacts
|download artifacts
|pipeline artifacts
|release artifacts
|artifact storage
|artifact version
Temas
computing
|business
|technology
Ejemplos
- The CI system uploads the build artifacts to a shared repository after each successful run.
- We couldn't reproduce the bug because the artifact was built with different flags.
- Before deployment, the team verified the integrity of the release artifacts.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- The build creates an artifact.
- We saved the artifacts from the test run.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
artifact
AFI
GB/ˈɑɹtəfˌækt/
US/ˈɑɹtəfˌækt/
Sílabas y acento
ar - ti - fact (3 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (ar)
Formas de la palabra
Noun
- Base: artifact
- Plural: artifacts
Familia de palabras
Forms
artifacts
noun
Core family
artificial
adjective A2
artificially
adverb B2
Related words
artefact
noun B1
Advanced or less common
artifactual
adjective
artifice
noun C1
Expresiones
archaeological artifact
1/ˌɑɹkiəlˈɑd͡ʒɪkəl ˈɑɹtəfˌækt/
fixed phrase
object found in excavations
An old object found when people dig at an ancient place.
Ejemplos
- The team cataloged each archaeological artifact before moving it to the lab.
- Coins and pottery fragments are common archaeological artifacts at the site.
- Local laws protect archaeological artifacts from being sold overseas.
build artifact
1/bˈɪld ˈɑɹtəfˌækt/
fixed phrase
technical
file produced by a build
A file made by building software.
Ejemplos
- The build artifact is attached to the release page for testers to download.
- Our pipeline keeps build artifacts for 30 days.
- They signed the build artifact before deploying it to production.
compression artifact
1/kəmpɹˈɛʃən ˈɑɹtəfˌækt/
fixed phrase
technical
distortion caused by compression
A bad effect in a photo/video caused by file compression.
Ejemplos
- The sky shows compression artifacts because the image was saved at very low quality.
- To reduce compression artifacts, they increased the bitrate for the live stream.
- The audio codec introduced a faint compression artifact on cymbals.
cultural artifact
1/kˈʌlt͡ʃɚəl ˈɑɹtəfˌækt/
fixed phrase
formal
object showing a culture
Something people made that shows their culture.
Ejemplos
- Folk songs are important cultural artifacts as well as entertainment.
- The exhibition treats everyday tools as cultural artifacts worth preserving.
- Researchers discussed the game as a cultural artifact of the internet age.
imaging artifact
1/ˈɪmɪd͡ʒɪŋ ˈɑɹtəfˌækt/
fixed phrase
technical
false feature in a scan
Something in a scan that looks real but is caused by the scan.
Ejemplos
- What looked like a small lesion was actually an imaging artifact.
- The report noted mild imaging artifacts due to metal in the patient’s jaw.
- Engineers adjusted the settings to minimize imaging artifacts.
motion artifact
1/mˈoʊʃən ˈɑɹtəfˌækt/
fixed phrase
technical
distortion caused by movement
A problem in an image caused by movement while taking it.
Ejemplos
- The MRI had to be repeated because of motion artifact from the patient moving.
- The technician explained that the streaks were motion artifacts, not damage to the tissue.
- Using a faster shutter speed can reduce motion artifacts in handheld shots.