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# artefact

noun (artefact, artefacts) — UK spelling; US: artifact

«artefact» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An object made by people long ago, such as a tool, pot or jewel, that tells us about the past. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/artefact/#m1)
2. Any object made by people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/artefact/#m2)
3. (science, computing) A mistake or strange mark in a picture or result caused by the method or machine, not by the real thing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/artefact/#m3)

### In the lessons

In history lessons, artefacts are clues about how people lived; museums display artefacts. In science and computing, an artefact is a false mark in data. Phrases: «ancient artefacts», «museum artefacts».

### Examples

- The museum has artefacts from ancient Egypt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/artefact/#x1)
- We handled Viking artefacts in class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/artefact/#x2)
- A broken pot is a useful artefact for historians. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/artefact/#x3)
- Each group described one artefact. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/artefact/#x4)
- The blur in the photo was an artefact of the camera. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/artefact/#x5)
- Artefacts must be handled with gloves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/artefact/#x6)

### Note

UK: artefact; US: artifact. Countable.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «artefact» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/artefact/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«artefact» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/artefact.html) on Mova free.