artifact

Artifact has its origin in the Latin expression factus art, what does it mean "Made with art". That is why the first meaning that the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) recognizes the term refers to the mechanical work done according to art.

In everyday language, an artifact is a machine or a apparatus created for a specific technical purpose. Artifacts have various complexities, since a vessel can be considered as an artifact just like an electronic machine.

For example: "My uncle invented a device that warns when the door is closed without a key", "In Grandpa Luis's workshop there are all kinds of artifacts", "This device allows the water temperature to be kept at a constant level throughout the day".

It is important to emphasize that on many occasions inventors, who are continually investigating the development of new devices and machinery in favor of the best quality of life for all, come across the fact that their projects are pejoratively classified as artifacts.

The term can be used in a pejorative or derogatory way, to name the impractical or difficult to handle object: "I don't like going out for a walk with such a heavy device", "I have to thank my mother-in-law for giving me such an artifact".

An artifact can also be a explosive charge, be it a grenade, a mine or a similar object: "The device exploded in front of the police station and caused the death of two people", "The security forces managed to deactivate the device before it exploded and caused damage".

Among the latest explosive-type devices that were made known through the media, the one that the National Police deactivated in the Almudena Cathedral in Madrid in recent months stands out. It was a low-intensity, homemade device that had been placed by an anti-establishment group.

In addition to all the above, we cannot forget that there is a publication called "Artefacto". On paper it is available that one, which also has its own website, thanks to which those who are passionate about philosophy and thought can find interesting reports, interviews and articles.

Argentina is where the origin of this communication medium is found, in which other issues such as politics, economics, art or ethics are also addressed.

But Artefacto is also the name of a company in the audiovisual field whose clear objective is to offer services to all types of televisions, production companies or entities in the film or theater sector. Specifically, said entity makes available to all of them qualified professionals in areas such as the creation of scenarios, makeup, special effects or the recreation of all kinds of sculptures or fictional spaces.

The science in general and the medicine in particular they use the notion of artifact to refer to the distortion in data processing caused by a measuring instrument, which may lead to misinterpretation or incorrect result.