slips and capture

noun

A type of cognitive error whereby a person inadvertently performs one action while intending to do another.

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Meanings

nounslips and capture pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyA type of cognitive error whereby a person inadvertently performs one action while intending to do another.
    1. pluralplural onlygovernmentParticularly, the error by which a police officer bears a gun while intending to take out a Taser instead.
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APA

slips and capture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slips%20and%20capture

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“slips and capture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slips%20and%20capture. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slips and capture,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slips%20and%20capture.

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