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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These summaries are consistent, audit-ready, and significantly reduce human error.
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Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Technical inspections will be carried out to determine whether a construction flaw, balance issue or human error doomed the luxury vessel.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Certified ballot-counting machines are actually more accurate when counting large volumes of ballots than hand counts, which are more susceptible to human error.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 28 Aug. 2025
No matter her source, the world beyond the Dorf was always mediated, by time and human error; if the Apostles couldn’t agree on the nativity, Richie Mueller’s account of a ball python at the 4-H conference begged skepticism.
—Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
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Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Technical inspections will be carried out to determine whether a construction flaw, balance issue or human error doomed the luxury vessel.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Certified ballot-counting machines are actually more accurate when counting large volumes of ballots than hand counts, which are more susceptible to human error.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 28 Aug. 2025
No matter her source, the world beyond the Dorf was always mediated, by time and human error; if the Apostles couldn’t agree on the nativity, Richie Mueller’s account of a ball python at the 4-H conference begged skepticism.
—Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Human error.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20error. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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