Artifact

  1. (Noun) An architectural work product that describes an aspect of the architecture.

    Original Source: TOGAF® Standard, 10th Edition | Doc. No. C220

    Reference: Section 4.23, “Artifact”: Introduction and Core Concepts in the TOGAF® Standard, 10th Edition, a standard of The Open Group (C220), April 2022, published by The Open Group

  2. (Noun) The specification of a physical piece of information that is used or produced by a software development process, or by the deployment and operation of a system.

    Examples: Examples of artifacts include model files, source files, scripts, and binary executable files, a table in a database system, a development deliverable, a word-processing document, or an email message.

    Original Source: Unified Modeling Language™ (UML®), Object Management Group® (OMG®)