human error
noun
: a person's mistake rather than on the failure of a machine
The accident was blamed on human error.
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According to the company's FAQ section, the goal of creating and improving autonomous driving technology is to create safer roads, where human error or choice will be less of a variable.
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Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 28 May 2026
Zimbabwe is among the countries with the worst record, with 94% of road accidents attributed to human error, according to authorities.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
With that many names to get through, human error could take away valuable seconds from a graduate's walk across the stage, Burch said.
—Kendall Staton The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2026
However, this approach was prone to failure due to that most common cybersecurity vulnerability—human error.
—Srinivas Shekar, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
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Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 28 May 2026
Zimbabwe is among the countries with the worst record, with 94% of road accidents attributed to human error, according to authorities.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
With that many names to get through, human error could take away valuable seconds from a graduate's walk across the stage, Burch said.
—Kendall Staton The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2026
However, this approach was prone to failure due to that most common cybersecurity vulnerability—human error.
—Srinivas Shekar, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
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“Human error.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20error. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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