human error

noun

a mistake made by a human, as opposed to a machine, or natural occurrences

“The report blames the explosion on human error.”

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Meanings

nounhuman error (countable and uncountable, plural human errors)

plural human errors

  1. countableuncountablea mistake made by a human, as opposed to a machine, or natural occurrences

    The report blames the explosion on human error.

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APA

human error. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/human%20error

MLA

“human error.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/human%20error. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “human error,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/human%20error.

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