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artifact
An object made by humans, especially one with archaeological, cultural, or historical significance.
Bei den Ausgrabungen wurde ein seltenes römisches Artefakt entdeckt.
A rare Roman artifact was discovered during the excavations.
artifact
An artificial structure or distortion in scientific data, medical images, or digital media caused by technical or methodological flaws.
Das Bild des Teleskops wies ein Artefakt auf, das durch eine Störung des Sensors verursacht wurde.
The telescope's image contained an artifact caused by a sensor malfunction.
The word is made up of the Latin words 'ars' (art) and 'factum' (made). An 'Artefakt' (artifact) is therefore literally something 'artificially made', which explains both meanings: a human-made object or an artificially created error in data.
Jedes Werkzeug aus der Steinzeit ist ein wertvolles Artefakt.
Every tool from the Stone Age is a valuable artifact.
You can recognize the meaning of 'Artefakt' (artifact) from the field. In archaeology and history, it means an object created by humans. In technology, medicine, or photography, it is an artificial disturbance or distortion in data or images.
Das Museum stellt verschiedene Artefakte aus der Bronzezeit aus.
The museum displays various artifacts from the Bronze Age.
In an archaeological context, 'Artefakt' (artifact) is often used with verbs such as 'entdecken' (to discover), 'ausgraben' (to excavate), 'konservieren' (to conserve), or 'datieren' (to date). It usually describes objects that provide insights into earlier cultures.
Archäologen datieren die gefundenen Artefakte auf die Eisenzeit.
Archaeologists date the artifacts that were found to the Iron Age.
In the technical sense, artifacts are unwanted side effects. For example, people speak of 'Bildartefakten' (image artifacts) in photography or 'Datenartefakten' (data artifacts) in science, which can arise from measurement errors.
Die Software hilft dabei, die Artefakte aus der alten Audioaufnahme zu entfernen.
The software helps remove the artifacts from the old audio recording.
mistake / error
Fehler generally refers to a defect or flaw in data or images. Artefakt is the technical term for an artificial structure or distortion caused by the recording or processing. Therefore, not every Fehler is an Artefakt; Artefakt is more precise for an artificially produced image structure.
Der künstliche helle Ring ist ein Artefakt der Bildverarbeitung.
The artificial bright ring is an artifact caused by image processing.
Die fehlende Bildzeile ist ein Fehler in der Aufnahme.
The missing line in the image is an error in the recording.
