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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

electronic device go
a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically

display, video display
an electronic device that represents information in visual form

noun.artifact

8 Subcategories

caller ID go
a small display that will show you the telephone number of the party calling you
digital display, alphanumeric display go
a display that gives the information in the form of characters (numbers or letters)
board, display panel, display board go
a vertical surface on which information can be displayed to public view
flat panel display, FPD go
a type of video display that is thin and flat
monitor, monitoring device go
display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor
screen, CRT screen go
the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube
visual display unit, VDU go
(British) British term for video display
window go
(computer science) a rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen