artifact

objet archéologique, vestige

Objet fabriqué autrefois par des humains, souvent découvert en creusant le sol.

En anglais simple : An object made by people long ago, often found by digging in the ground.

• The museum displays ancient artifacts.
• They found a bronze artifact near the old wall.
• These artifacts tell us how people cooked thousands of years ago.

Synonymes : relic

Expressions courantes : ancient artifact, roman artifact, historical artifact

objet fabriqué, artefact

Objet fabriqué ou modifié par des humains, plutôt que formé naturellement.

En anglais simple : An object that people have made or changed, rather than something formed by nature.

• A plastic spoon is a human artifact.
• The collection includes artifacts made from recycled metal.
• Every artifact reflects choices made by its creator.

Synonymes : human-made object

Expressions courantes : human artifact, modern artifact, cultural artifact

artefact

Élément observé dans un test qui vient du procédé utilisé, et non de ce qui est étudié.

En anglais simple : Something seen in a test that comes from the testing process rather than the thing being studied.

• The bright spot was an artifact.
• A damaged lens produced artifacts in the measurements.
• Researchers checked whether the result was an artifact of their equipment.

Comment l'utiliser : artifact of something (The apparent growth was an artifact of the measuring method.)

Expressions courantes : experimental artifact, artifact of something, measurement artifact

artefact, distorsion

Marque, son ou modification indésirable causés par le traitement d’une image, d’une vidéo ou d’un enregistrement.

En anglais simple : An unwanted mark, sound, or change caused by the way an image, video, or recording is processed.

• The image has visible artifacts.
• Heavy compression introduced artifacts into the video.
• We removed the audio artifacts before releasing the recording.

Synonymes : distortion

Expressions courantes : compression artifact, visual artifact, audio artifact