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 mistakes do happen at times when votes are counted, those are typically a result of simple human error, not foul play, and there are processes in place to catch and fix them, officials said. —

Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024 Election:Criminal charges filed after noncitizen allegedly voted in Michigan In 2020, a human error in Antrim County temporarily showed former President Donald Trump losing the GOP stronghold. —

Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024 The approach helps ensure data consistency and accuracy while reducing the risk of human error. —

Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 So far, courts seem to have been able to shut down the most egregious efforts—hand-counting every single ballot, for instance, would have been a terrible embrace of human error. —

Philip Elliott, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for human error