Artefact
A class with identifier http://rds.posccaesar.org/ontology/lis14/rdl/Artefact
| Source ontology | Industrial Data Ontology |
| is primitive | true |
| natural language definition | A 'physical object' that has been created as the result of deliberate activity. |
| primitive rationale | To give a precise account of "making" goes beyond the scope of IDO. An account would engage notions on which there is no clear consensus, including intentional notions of intended purpose, and of goal-directed action; of permanence and integrity; etc. There is an abundance of edge cases for "artefact". |
| usage note | This is an appropriate superclass "hook" for building a hierarchy of industrial item types, including types of equipment, devices, assemblies, buildings, and products. |
| In IDO, the term 'artefact' is reserved for physical objects, on the consideration that any information object will be a made entity. | |
| The superclass of 'artefact' is not 'inanimate physical object', in order to allow for artificially made organisms as 'artefact's. | |
| Example | a pressure transmitter, a process plant, a wrench, a computer. |