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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
an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end

noun.artifact

14 Subcategories

ceramic go
an artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures
connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective go
an instrumentality that connects
container go
any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
transport, conveyance go
something that serves as a means of transportation
device go
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
equipment go
an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
furnishing go
(usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable
hardware, ironware go
instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal
implement go
instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end
means go
an instrumentality for accomplishing some end
system go
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
toiletry, toilet articles go
artifacts used in making your toilet (washing and taking care of your body)
arms, munition, weaponry, implements of war, weapons system go
weapons considered collectively
medium go
a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information