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I've been in IT for over fifty years (first software 1967, first Internet usage 1975) but have never heard the word 'artefact' used in this sense. Only as a pixellation fault, such as you see on the telly when the signal is bad, because the decompression lacks data. -- Christopher Dawkins Garnetts Corner, Jollyboys Lane North, Felsted, Dunmow, Essex CM6 3DU 07816 8216599 On Sun, 30 Sep 2018, Karen Macfarlane wrote: > Yes I did the very same lookup. A confusing word but artefacts in IT can > be technical documents that give guidance to a team of people who are > changing or creating a system. I do think the word has been adopted by > IT to make the process a bit fancier to be honest. > > On Sun, 30 Sep 2018, 05:26 Rosie Daswani, <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > Hmm..I get that one mixed up a lot. I did a bit of google > search.. > > Oxford dictionary and Grammarist says it's a difference > between British vs American spelling..the US spells it as > Artifact, British as Artefact. > The Science Dictionary goes bit further and says ''Artifact: > An object produced or shaped by human craft, especially a > tool, weapon, or ornament of archaeological or historical > interest. > Artefact: An artificial product or effect observed in a > natural system, especially one introduced by the technology > used in scientific investigation or by experimental error.'' > > That doesn't help much..does it? > > Contact the list owner for assistance at > [log in to unmask] > > For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail > (eg during a holiday) see the list website at > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=archives-nra > > Contact the list owner for assistance at > [log in to unmask] For information about joining, > leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website > at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=archives-nra > Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=archives-nra