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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Even the best washer and dryer are subject to human error.
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2026
Unlike past outages tied to infra or human error, these failures will stem from opaque AI decision paths.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
Transport minister Felix Mhona told the country’s Senate that over 90% of road accidents are attributable to human error, said The Herald.
—Will Barker, TheWeek, 6 Jan. 2026
Insurance companies would love it if this was due purely to human error, but there's much more to the story than poor seamanship, though there's a depressing amount of that these days.
—New Atlas, 5 Jan. 2026
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2026
Unlike past outages tied to infra or human error, these failures will stem from opaque AI decision paths.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
Transport minister Felix Mhona told the country’s Senate that over 90% of road accidents are attributable to human error, said The Herald.
—Will Barker, TheWeek, 6 Jan. 2026
Insurance companies would love it if this was due purely to human error, but there's much more to the story than poor seamanship, though there's a depressing amount of that these days.
—New Atlas, 5 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for human error
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“Human error.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20error. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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