An object made or shaped by human hand or labor.
An object, such as a tool, ornament, or weapon of archaeological or historical interest, especially such an object found at an archaeological excavation.
Something viewed as a product of human agency or conception rather than an inherent element.
Any object in the collection of a museum. May be used sensu stricto only for human-made objects, or may include ones that are not human-made.
A perceptible distortion that appears in an audio or video file or a digital image as a result of applying a lossy compression or other inexact processing algorithm.
An appearance or structure in protoplasm due to death, the method of preparation of specimens, or the use of reagents, and not present during life.
An object made or shaped by some agent or intelligence, not necessarily of direct human origin.
A finding or structure in an experiment or investigation that is not a true feature of the object under observation, but is a result of external action, the test arrangement, or an experimental error.
Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
A peripheral device; an item of hardware.
An improvised explosive device, home-made bomb
A technique that an author or speaker uses to evoke an emotional response in the audience; a rhetorical device.
An image used in whole or in part as a trademark or service mark.
A motto, emblem, or other mark used to distinguish the bearer from others. A device differs from a badge or cognizance primarily as it is a personal distinction, and not a badge borne by members of the same house successively.
A project or scheme, often designed to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.
An image or logo denoting official or proprietary authority or provenience.