Artifict 

Unlike an artifact, an artifict is an uncovered object with a fictional history.

I recently uncovered an artifict in my attic. Apparently it belonged to a priest.

Artifict by A Strange Case June 15, 2009

Artefact 

The British spelling of 'artifact'

person 1: i'm british thus i spell 'artefact'
person 2: i'm australian so same
person 3: i'm from new zealand so same
person 4: i'm south african so same
person 5: i'm canadian so same

Artefact by xSRGman July 22, 2020

Artefact 

Actually just "artifact" but the idiot spelling it put an e instead of an i.

*Person A is told to spell artifact*
Person A: A-R-T-E-F-A-C-T
Person B: It's an I, not an E you dumbass.
Person A: No, it's Artefact.
Person B: No, it's actually Artifact. Look at a dictionary and go touch grass you incell.

Artefact by TheGoongalar December 13, 2021

Artefact 

When an American uses this spelling, it refers to an unwanted consequence of an action, especially one long in the past.

The most common usage is in reference to graphical glitches in computer games or animations. A graphical glitch is referred to as an "Artefact" or "Artefacting", especially with the British rather than American spelling. Most specifically, "Artefacting" references images that are being shown, or pixels getting stuck long after they were supposed to be replaced.

The word can also metaphorically refer to an unwanted consequence that lingers far longer than it should.

Skyrim mudcrabs had weird artefacting in their textures.

Or

This limp is an artefact of my past.

Artefact by MrQuizzles September 2, 2023

artifiction

Any item dat is purported to be a historical artiFACT, but is actually just a fake or replica.

Mark Hofmann, Alexander Smith, and Adolfo Kaminsky were famous master-forgers who created fake documents that looked super-genuine, but were actually just examples of artifiction.

artifiction by QuacksO March 22, 2026