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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

memory device, storage device
a device that preserves information for retrieval

noun.artifact

10 Subcategories

acoustic storage go
a storage device consisting of acoustic delay lines
auxiliary storage, external storage, secondary storage go
a data storage device that is not the main memory of a computer
buffer, buffer storage, buffer store go
(computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device
disk, disc, magnetic disk, magnetic disc go
(computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored
magnetic tape, mag tape, tape go
memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide
storage, memory, computer memory, computer storage, store, memory board go
an electronic memory device
optical disk, optical disc go
a disk coated with plastic that can store digital data as tiny pits etched in the surface
push-down storage, push-down store, stack go
a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
recording go
a storage device on which information (sounds or images) have been recorded
register go
(computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind