Look up: artifact

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   artifact
   [n] - a man-made object taken as a whole
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   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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   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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   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 objects. 2. (Biol.) A structure or appearance in protoplasm due to death or the use of reagents and not present during life.
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   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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   artifact
   artefact noun a man-made object taken as a whole
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   Artifact
   An `artifact` or `artefact` (see also spelling differences) is: * A human-made object, such as a tool, weapon or ornament, especially those of archaeological or historical interest. * A human-made object that is a prototype or standard of measurement. * A structure or feature, visible only as a result of external action or experimental error. Also known as disturbance in biopotential signals. * Artefact is a fulltext information retrieval system...
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   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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   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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    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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    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. A structure or feature not normally present but visible...
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    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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    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 signal crosstalk. Most artifacts attributed to the...
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