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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Along with the reduction in cost, labor and human error, the program also aimed to unlock new value by enabling efficient processing for high-value streams such as duty drawback claims on damaged or unsold good.
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Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
This reduces human error and improves efficiency.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
In the wake of Jaxon’s death, questions include whether systemic problems or human error contributed to the tragedy.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
There was no fraud, just human error — which would soon be publicly confirmed through a hand count of the county’s ballots.
—Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 13 Apr. 2026
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Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
This reduces human error and improves efficiency.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
In the wake of Jaxon’s death, questions include whether systemic problems or human error contributed to the tragedy.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
There was no fraud, just human error — which would soon be publicly confirmed through a hand count of the county’s ballots.
—Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 13 Apr. 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 18 May. 2026.
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