a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone if it is to keep its edge george r r martin a game of thrones like never forget what you are for surely the world will not
First published Tue Jan 5, 1999; substantive revision Tue Oct 11, 2011. An artifact may be defined as an object that has been intentionally made or produced for a certain purpose. Often the word âartifactâ is used in a more restricted sense to refer to simple, hand-made objects which represent a particular culture.
Medical Definition of artifact. 1  1: a product of artificial character due to extraneous (as human) agency; specifically : a product or formation in a microscopic preparation of a fixed tissue or cell that is caused by manipulation or reagents and is not indicative of actual structural relationships.