| NOUN | artifact | substructure, infrastructure | the basic structure or features of a system or organization |
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| artifact | substructure, foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, understructure | lowest support of a structure |
| Meaning | The basic structure or features of a system or organization. | |
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| Synonym | infrastructure | |
| Part of | system | instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity |
| Broader | structure | The manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts |
| Spanish | infraestructura, subestructura | |
| Catalan | infraestructura, subestructura | |
| Meaning | Lowest support of a structure. | |
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| Synonyms | foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, understructure | |
| Part of | structure, construction | A thing constructed |
| Narrower | bed | A foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track |
| raft foundation, raft, mat | A foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete | |
| Broader | support | supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation |
| Spanish | base, cimentación, cimiento, fundación, fundamento, pie | |
| Catalan | base, fonament, peu | |
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