artefak

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch artefact, from Latin arte (“by skill”) +‎ factum (“thing made”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ar.təˈfak̚]
• Hyphenation: ar‧tê‧fak

Noun

artêfak (plural artefak-artefak)

1. artifact
   1. (anthropology) an object made or shaped by human hand or labor;
   2. (anthropology) something viewed as a product of human agency or conception rather than an inherent element.
   3. (archaeology) an object, such as a tool, ornament, or weapon of archaeological or historical interest, especially such an object found at an archaeological excavation.
   4. a finding or structure 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. (anatomy, cytology) an appearance or structure in protoplasm due to death, the method of preparation of specimens, or the use of reagents, and not present during life.
      2. (computing) a perceptible distortion that appears in an audio or video file or a digital image as a result of applying a lossy compression or other inexact processing algorithm.

Alternative forms

• artifak

Further reading

• “artefak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.