artefact

artefact
Alternative spelling of artifact, perhaps more common in Commonwealth English. There may be some value to distinguishing "artifact" (a man-made tool or object) from "artefact" (an false signal in data caused by the processing).

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  • Artéfact — Artefact Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Image de radar météorologique. Artefact de réflexion d un nuage d …   Wikipédia en Français

  • artefact — [ artefakt ] n. m. • 1905; mot angl., aussi artifact (1821); du lat. artis factum « fait de l art » ♦ Didact. Anglic. Phénomène d origine humaine, artificielle (dans l étude de faits naturels). ♢ Spécialt, méd. Toute altération produite… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • artefact — ARTEFÁCT s.n. (anat.) Falsă imagine care apare în preparatele histologice din cauza unor procedee greşite de fixare sau de colorare (pe lama microscopului). – Din fr. artefact. Trimis de romac, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  artefáct s. n., pl.… …   Dicționar Român

  • artefact — n. same as {artifact}. Syn: artifact. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Artefact — (v. lat.), Kunsterzeugniß …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • artefact — (n.) older and alternative spelling of ARTIFACT (Cf. artifact) (n.). Related: Artefactual; artefactually …   Etymology dictionary

  • artefact — ‘a product of human art or workmanship’, is the more common spelling in BrE; in AmE artifact, corresponding to pronunciation rather than etymology (Latin arte factum, ‘made by [human] art’), is dominant …   Modern English usage

  • artefact — (US artifact) ► NOUN ▪ a functional or decorative man made object. ORIGIN from Latin arte using art + factum something made …   English terms dictionary

  • artefact — [ärt′ə fakt΄] n. Brit. var. of ARTIFACT …   English World dictionary

  • Artefact — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Un artéfact ou artefact est un effet (lat. factum) artificiel (lat. ars, artis). Le terme désigne à l origine un phénomène créé de toute pièce par les… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • artefact */ — UK [ˈɑː(r)tɪˌfækt] / US [ˈɑrtɪfækt] noun [countable] Word forms artefact : singular artefact plural artefacts an object that was made a long time ago and is historically important, for example a tool or weapon …   English dictionary

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