DEFINITION: n. A prop (e.g. papers, files or any non-functional equipment) used to create the illusion of busyness. v. To use office supplies to create the illusion that you are working.

Smartifact

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Pronunciation: smar/ti/fact

Sentence: As I entered the office, the secretary at the front desk hastily dropped a paperback into a drawer and picked up an official-looking report, obviously a smartifact.

Etymology: from smart, meaning shrewd or sharp, as a person in dealing with others or as in business dealings, and artifact, referring to any object made by human beings, esp. with a view to subsequent use.

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