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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Lives lived: James Reason, a British professor who used Swiss cheese to explain human error, died at 86.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2025
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Rafael Umann, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Lives lived: James Reason, a British professor who used Swiss cheese to explain human error, died at 86.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2025
In the long term, this will reduce human error, improve audit readiness and shift employees’ focus from manual data management to strategic decision-making.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Universal Robots, a leader in cobot technology, has developed solutions that help automate pharmaceutical packaging and lab testing, reducing human error and increasing efficiency.
—Jay Shah, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Human error.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20error. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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