An artifact can be a device or a machine.
Artifact is a term that has its origin in the Latin expression arte factus , which means "made with art." That is why the first meaning that the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) recognizes of the term refers to the mechanical work made according to art .
In everyday language, an artifact is a machine or apparatus created for a specific technical purpose. Artifacts have various complexities, since a vessel can be considered an artifact just like an electronic machine. For example: "My uncle invented a device that warns when the door is locked without a key" , "In Grandpa Luis's workshop there are all kinds of devices" , "This device allows the water temperature to be kept at a constant level throughout the day". day" .
The device as an explosive
A device can also be an 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 explode and cause damage .
Among the explosive devices that were made known through the media, the one that the Spanish National Police deactivated years ago in the Almudena Cathedral in Madrid stands out. It was a low-intensity, homemade device that had been placed by an anti-establishment group.
An explosive can be called a device.
derogatory use of the term
The term can be used in a pejorative or derogatory way , to name an object that is impractical or difficult to handle : "I don't like going for a walk with such a heavy device," "I have to thank my mother-in-law for giving me such an artifact."
It is important to emphasize that on many occasions inventors, who are continually researching 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.
Science in general and medicine in particular, likewise, use the notion of artifact to refer to the distortion in data processing due to a measuring instrument, which can generate an erroneous interpretation or an incorrect result.
Artifact as title or name
In addition to all the above, we cannot forget that there is a publication called "Artifact" . The one is available in paper form, which also has its own website, thanks to which those passionate about philosophy and thought can find interesting reports, interviews and articles.
Argentina is where the origin of this means of communication 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 television stations, production companies or entities in the film or theater sector. Specifically, this entity makes qualified professionals available to all of them in areas such as setting creation, makeup, special effects or the recreation of all types of sculptures or fictitious spaces.