An abstract representation of some aspect of an existing or to-be-built system, component, or view Examples of individual artifacts are a graphical model, structured model, tabular data, and structured or unstructured narrative Individual artifacts may be aggregated [Treasury Enterprise Architecture Framework]
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
any object manufactured or modified by humans (e g , pottery, bottle, clothing, mound, building)
A structure or finding in an experiment or investigation that is not a true feature of the object under observation, but is a result of external action, the test arrangement, or an experimental error
(1) a product developed by the teacher or another individual Examples include a sample lesson plan based on a designated chapter in a book, or a letter to parents from the teacher regarding a upcoming change in homework policy (2) an artificial statistical phenomenon or result (e g , test ceiling and floor, lack of reliability, limited sampling of teaching performance) (3) that which is artificial, contrived, or fictitious
Any object modified from its naturally occurring state by human action Common archaeological artifacts from the prehistoric period include flaked stone, pottery, fire-cracked rock, fractured animal bone, and burned seeds An artifact can also apply to unmodified objects that have been transported from their natural setting, such as a clamshell located in an upland archaeological site
A notation of the mind: one of the visual symbols or patterns, verbal constructions (words, phrases, sentences), quotations, facts or figures, rules or formulas, snippets of advice, musical phrases, colors or smells, that are the more or less formed and established items in our awareness
(1) A piece of information that (1) is produced, modified, or used by a process, (2) defines an area of responsibility, and (3) is subject to version control An artifact can be a model, a model element, or a document A document can enclose other documents
A structure or appearance in protoplasm due to death or the use of reagents and not present during life
Any manually portable product of human workmanship In its broadest sense includes tools, weapons, ceremonial items, art objects, all industrial waste, and all floral and faunal remains modified by human activity