transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈär-ti-ˌfakt ]
noun
Etymology: Latin arte by skill (ablative of art-, ars skill) + factum, neuter of factus, past participle of facere to do — more at arm , do
Date: 1821
1.
a. : something created by humans usually for a practical purpose ; especially : an object remaining from a particular period
caves containing prehistoric artifact s
b. : something characteristic of or resulting from a particular human institution, period, trend, or individual
self-consciousness…turns out to be an artifact of our education system — Times Literary Supplement
2. : a product of artificial character (as in a scientific test) due usually to extraneous (as human) agency
• ar·ti·fac·tu·al ˌär-ti-ˈfak-chə(-wə)l, -ˈfak-shwəl, -chü-əl adjective