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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Officials blamed human error, saying one pilot had input the wrong strike coordinates before taking off.
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
While many of those fatal accidents can be attributed to human error, road conditions also play a significant role.
—Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 3 Mar. 2025
The big picture: Ad agencies can have a tedious and highly manual expense management process that's prone to human error.
—Lucinda Shen, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
Our teams have found that automating tasks such as application processing, credit assessments and documentation management can speed up transactions, reduce human error and enhance overall efficiency.
—Naeem Ghauri, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
While many of those fatal accidents can be attributed to human error, road conditions also play a significant role.
—Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 3 Mar. 2025
The big picture: Ad agencies can have a tedious and highly manual expense management process that's prone to human error.
—Lucinda Shen, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
Our teams have found that automating tasks such as application processing, credit assessments and documentation management can speed up transactions, reduce human error and enhance overall efficiency.
—Naeem Ghauri, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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 25 Mar. 2025.
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