artifact (verb)
To introduce unintended distortions, anomalies, or artificial features into digital media or scientific data, typically during processing, compression, or transmission. It describes the act of creating glitches or false information that does not exist in the original source.
"The video stream began to artifact heavily when the bandwidth dropped below 1 Mbps."
Think of an 'ARTificial FACT'—it's a 'fact' (a piece of data) that is 'ARTificial' (not real). When a machine 'artifacts...
The archaeologist artifacted the site. → The archaeologist excavated the site.
The artist artifacted a beautiful painting. → The artist created a beautiful painting.
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