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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While human error is the leading cause of data loss, other causes include hardware failure, theft, software corruption, viruses, natural disasters and power failure.
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Chongwei Chen, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
The new blood and urine test helps to reduce human error by using objective biomarkers, a growing area of interest among researchers.
—Reem Amro, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2025
Signs of human error grow in failure to evacuate Altadena during fire.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
Neurosurgical robotics similarly enhances the accuracy of brain and spinal procedures, minimizing human error in operations that demand sub-millimeter precision.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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Chongwei Chen, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
The new blood and urine test helps to reduce human error by using objective biomarkers, a growing area of interest among researchers.
—Reem Amro, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2025
Signs of human error grow in failure to evacuate Altadena during fire.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
Neurosurgical robotics similarly enhances the accuracy of brain and spinal procedures, minimizing human error in operations that demand sub-millimeter precision.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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“Human error.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20error. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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