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.

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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?
>
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