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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

artifact, artefact go
a man-made object taken as a whole

instrumentation, instrumentality go
an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end

device go
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose

conductor
a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.

noun.artifact

10 Subcategories

bus, busbar go
an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits
line, cable, transmission line go
a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
cord, electric cord go
a light insulated conductor for household use
electrode go
a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit
heat sink go
a metal conductor specially designed to conduct (and radiate) heat
lightning rod, lightning conductor go
a metallic conductor that is attached to a high point and leads to the ground
semiconductor device, semiconductor unit, semiconductor go
a conductor made with semiconducting material
bypass, shunt, electrical shunt go
a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
waveguide, wave guide go
a hollow metal conductor that provides a path to guide microwaves
wire, conducting wire go
a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance