artefact

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Singular
artefact

Plural
artefacts

  1. An artefact is an object that was made by a human.
  2. An artefact 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. (archaeology) An artefact is an object, such as a tool or weapon, that is found at an archaeological excavation.