Hi Yo!
>From the ROSE Glossary:
artifact 
(1) A piece of information that (1) is produced, modified, or used by a
process, (2) defines an area of responsibility, and (3) is subject to
version control. An artifact can be a model, a model element, or a document.
A document can enclose other documents. 
 A piece of information that is used or produced by a software development
process. An artifact can be a model, a description, or software. Synonym:
product. 

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Hi!

According to Webster's (www.dictionary.com) both terms are "english".

Clemens
"Don't cling to words, stick with concepts!"

Source:   The American Heritage� Dictionary of the English Language, 
Third EditionCopyright � 1996, 1992 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 
<http://www.dictionary.com/cgi-bin/dict.pl?config=about&term=00-database-inf
o&db=ahd3>      
ar�ti�fact also ar�te�fact (�r t -f kt ). 
n. 
An object produced or shaped by human craft, especially a tool, a weapon, or
an ornament of archaeological or historical interest. 
A typical product or result: "The very act of looking at a naked model was
an artifact of male supremacy" (Philip Weiss). 
Biology. A structure or substance not normally present but produced by an
external agent or action, such as a structure seen in a microscopic specimen
after fixation that is not present in the living tissue. 

[Latin arte, ablative of ars, art; see art + factum, something made, from
neuter past participle of facere, to make; see dh - in Indo-European Roots.]


Clemens Bindeus-Fischnaller
Amt der o�. Landesregierung
Pr�sidium / Rechenzentrum / AB4
Tel. 0732 7720 3359
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> -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht-----
> Von:  R. van Veenendaal [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Gesendet am:  Mittwoch, 25. April 2001 12:45
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> Betreff:      (ROSE) Artifact - Artefact
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> The linguistic engineers around here complain about the name artifact, 
> because "it is not an English word"... It should have been 'artefact' in 
> their opinion.
> Is the word 'artifact' defined by Rational?
> 
> I am aware of the non-technical and non-Rose-specificness of this
> question.
> 
> Remco
> R. van Veenendaal
> Linguistic & Software Engineer
> Polderland Language & Speech Technology
> WWW: WWW.Polderland.Nl
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