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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Ensuring that the right merchandise makes it to the right customer is crucial, but checking purchase orders manually is time consuming and subject to human error.
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Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 26 Dec. 2025
The report found longstanding gaps in how the county handles Chapter 971 conversion cases, including unclear policies, inconsistent paperwork, human error and no reliable tracking system.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 20 Dec. 2025
Research shows the cost, time demands and risk of human error make hand-counting far less reliable than machine tabulation, and fewer than 1% of Americans live in jurisdictions with the manual process.
—Tracey McManus The Dallas Morning News, Arkansas Online, 7 Dec. 2025
Removing human error causing 90% of all crashes each year will drastically reduce fatalities, injuries, billions in property damage and lost productivity.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025
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Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 26 Dec. 2025
The report found longstanding gaps in how the county handles Chapter 971 conversion cases, including unclear policies, inconsistent paperwork, human error and no reliable tracking system.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 20 Dec. 2025
Research shows the cost, time demands and risk of human error make hand-counting far less reliable than machine tabulation, and fewer than 1% of Americans live in jurisdictions with the manual process.
—Tracey McManus The Dallas Morning News, Arkansas Online, 7 Dec. 2025
Removing human error causing 90% of all crashes each year will drastically reduce fatalities, injuries, billions in property damage and lost productivity.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 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 31 Dec. 2025.
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