Definition of human error
: a person's mistake rather than on the failure of a machine
The accident was blamed on human error.
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“Human error.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20error. Accessed 22 Jun. 2021.
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