Look up: artifact

1. ARTIFACT
   Unwanted visible effect in the picture created by disturbances in the transmission or image processing, such as 'edge crawl' or 'hanging dots' in analog pictures, or 'pixelation' in digital pictures.
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2. artifact
   [n] - a man-made object taken as a whole
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3. artifact
   the spurious effects or imperfections introduced into a signal as a result of digital signal processing Category: Electrical engineering and energy
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4. Artifact
   Colour faults or line faults that visibly impact the image negatively. Any visible degradation of an image caused by scanning, editing or compressing the image. Often artifacts are regular or repeating, rather than random.
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5. Artifact
   Ar'ti·fact noun [ Latin ars , artis , art + facere , factum , to make.] 1. (Archæol.) A product of human workmanship; -- applied esp. to the simpler products of aboriginal art as distinguished from natural ob...
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6. artifact
   Something artificial, a distortion that does not reflect normal anatomy or pathology, not usually found in the body. For example: in radiology, the appearance on an X-ray of a surgical metal clip that obscures the clear view of an anatomical structure. ... (16 Dec 1997) ...
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7. artifact
   artefact noun a man-made object taken as a whole
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8. artifact
   (ahr´tĭ-fakt″) any artificial product; a structure or appearance that is not natural, but is due to manipulation. distortion or fuzziness of an image caused by manipulation, such as during compression of a digital file. Spelled also artefact. film artifact artific...
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9. Artifact
   • (n.) A product of human workmanship; -- applied esp. to the simpler products of aboriginal art as distinguished from natural objects. • (n.) A structure or appearance in protoplasm due to death or the use of reagents and not present during life.
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10. artifact
    (from the article `archaeology`) The archaeologist is first a descriptive worker: he has to describe, classify, and analyze the artifacts he studies. An adequate and objective ... ...branch of anthropology concerned with the origins and development of early humans. Fossils are assessed by the techniques of physical ... [2 related art...
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11. artifact
    artifact 1. An object produced or shaped by human craft, especially a tool, weapon, or ornament of archaeological or historical interest. 2. Something that appears to exist because of the way an object or data is examined; for example, a form of behavior that is indicated by a behavioral test. 3. ...
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12. Artifact
    An old, authentic object used, crafted or manufactured by the application of human workmanship or activity, especially one of prehistoric origin that may have archaeological significance especially if found in an undisturbed context. Common examples include projectile points, tools, utensils, art, food remains, and other products of human activity.
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13. Artifact
    An unnatural effect not present in the original video or audio, produced by an external agent or action. Artifacts can be caused by many factors, including digital compression, film-to-video transfer, transmission errors, data readout errors, electrical interference, analog signal noise, and analog ...
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14. artifact
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ar′ti-fakt Definitions: 1. Anything, especially in a histologic specimen or a graphic record, which is caused by the technique used and does not reflect the original specimen or experiment. 2. A skin lesion produced or perpetuated by self-inflicted action, as in dermatitis artefacta. Synonyms: artefact &nbs...
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15. Artifact
    (archaeology) An `artifact` or `artefact` (from Latin phrase arte factum, from ars skill + facere to make) is "something made or given shape by man, such as a tool or a work of art, esp an object of archaeological interest". "Artifact" is the usual spe...
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16. Artifact
    (software development) An `artifact` is one of many kinds of tangible by-product produced during the development of software. Some artifacts (e.g., use cases, class diagrams, and other UML models, requirements and design documents) help describe the function, architecture, and design of softw...
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17. Artifact
    (UML) An `artifact` in the Unified Modeling Language (UML) is the specification of a physical piece of information that is used or produced by a software development process, or by deployment and operation of a system.<ref name= "OMG UML V2.1.2"> OMG (2008). http://www.omg.org...
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18. Artifact
    (error) In `natural science` and `signal processing`, an `artifact` is any error in the perception or representation of any visual or aural information introduced by the involved equipment or technique(s). In `computer science`, digital artifacts are anomalies introduced into digital signals ...
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