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With spectacular events taking up so much of the available anxiety quotient, we need to be constantly reminded of the more workaday threats to our mortality - threats that, while they may also be functions of human error, have become so ubiquitous that we've begun to apprehend them as natural phenomena.
Will Self

Meaning of "human error" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HUMAN ERROR

human error  [ˈhjuːmən ˈerə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HUMAN ERROR

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Human error is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HUMAN ERROR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Human error

Human error has been cited as a primary cause or contributing factor in disasters and accidents in industries as diverse as nuclear power, aviation, space exploration, and medicine.

Definition of human error in the English dictionary

The definition of human error in the dictionary is an error that is typical of humans rather than machines.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HUMAN ERROR


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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HUMAN ERROR

human being
human capital
human cloning
human ecology
human embryonic stem cell
human engineering
Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority
human genome
human growth hormone
human immunodeficiency virus
human interest
human interest story
human megaphone
human nature
human papilloma virus
human race
human resource management
human resources
human rights
human rights abuses

WORDS THAT END LIKE HUMAN ERROR

balance of terror
bioterror
computer error
counterterror
error
holy terror
horror
machine error
mathematical error
posting error
printer´s error
printing error
Reign of Terror
rounding error
spelling error
standard error
terror
trial and error
type I error
type II error
typing error

Synonyms and antonyms of human error in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «human error» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HUMAN ERROR

Find out the translation of human error to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of human error from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «human error» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

人为错误
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

error humano
570 millions of speakers

English

human error
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मानव त्रुटि
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خطأ بشري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

человеческая ошибка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

erro humano
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মানুষের ত্রুটি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´erreur humaine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

kesilapan manusia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

menschliche Fehler
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヒューマンエラー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

인간의 오류
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kesalahan manungsa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lỗi của con người
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மனித பிழை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मानवी त्रुटी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

insan hatası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

errore umano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

błąd człowieka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

людська помилка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

erori umane
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανθρώπινο λάθος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

menslike fout
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mänskliga fel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

menneskelige feil
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of human error

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HUMAN ERROR»

The term «human error» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.650 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HUMAN ERROR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about human error

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5 QUOTES WITH «HUMAN ERROR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word human error.
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Norman Lamm
I was critical of the Israeli government, however, for not being prepared for the move. One does not uproot thousands of people without planning in advance what will be done with them. This was a political and human error in which the government functioned poorly.
2
Heather Mills
It took one human error to take my leg and one human error to take my mother's.
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Paul Nitze
One of the most dangerous forms of human error is forgetting what one is trying to achieve.
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Henry Petroski
You can almost say that a design error is a human error because, after all, it's we humans who do the designing.
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Will Self
With spectacular events taking up so much of the available anxiety quotient, we need to be constantly reminded of the more workaday threats to our mortality - threats that, while they may also be functions of human error, have become so ubiquitous that we've begun to apprehend them as natural phenomena.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HUMAN ERROR»

Discover the use of human error in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to human error and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Human Error
This 1991 book is a major theoretical integration of several previously isolated literatures looking at human error in major accidents.
James Reason, 1990
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Behind Human Error
Solutions are thought to lie in changing the people or their role. The label "human error", however, is prejudicial and hides more than it reveals about how a system malfunctions. This book takes you behind the label.
Professor Sidney Dekker, Dr Richard I Cook, Dr Leila Johannesen, 2012
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The Field Guide to Understanding Human Error: Second Edtion
Breaking new ground beyond its successful predecessor, The Field Guide to Understanding Human Error guides you through the traps and misconceptions of the old view.
Professor Sidney Dekker, 2013
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Human Error: Causes and Control
Detailed, practical, and broad in scope, the book explores the field of human error, including its identification, its probable cause, and how it can be reasonably controlled or prevented.
George A. Peters, Barbara J. Peters, 2006
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Human Error: Cause, Prediction, and Reduction
This volume examines the nature of human error -- its causes and origins, its classifications, and the extent to which it is possible to predict and prevent errors and their impact.
John W. Senders, Neville Moray, 1991
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Human Error: Species--being and Media Machines
Argues that humanity can be seen as a case of mistaken identity.
Dominic Pettman, 2011
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Ten Questions About Human Error: A New View of Human Factors ...
Each chapter provides directions for new ideas and models that could perhaps better cope with the complexity of the problems facing human error today. As such, this book can be used as a supplement for a variety of human factors courses.
Sidney Dekker, 2004
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Computer Control and Human Error
This title examines some of the unforeseen incidents which have occurred in computer-controlled process plants and suggests how such incidents can be made less likely.
Trevor A. Kletz, Paul Chung, Eamon Broomfield, 1995
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Beyond Human Error: Taxonomies and Safety Science
The book concludes with a stimulating and provocative description of the implications of this new approach for safety science, and the social sciences as a whole.
Brendan Wallace, Alastair Ross, 2004
10
An Engineer's View of Human Error
Paperback edition of Kletz's classic, (hardback 3rd edition was published 2001), including more examples of accidents caused by the various types of human error.
Trevor Kletz, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HUMAN ERROR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term human error is used in the context of the following news items.
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BA's near miss highlights cost of human error
A new report released on Tuesday (July 14) details how a British Airways (BA) operated A319 was forced into making an emergency landing at ... «MRO Network, Jul 15»
2
UK Chamber takes a closer look at human error
"Poor training, a lack of experience, complacency and sometimes fatigue are all too easily cited as the causes of human error, often with little ... «Seatrade Maritime News, Jul 15»
3
'Human error' blamed for road name postcode mix-up
A road name sign installed in a Chingford street with an E17 postcode was a "human error" that went unnoticed for three months, the council ... «East London and West Essex Guardian Series, Jul 15»
4
Q&A: Stamping out human error with data centre automation
Q&A: Stamping out human error with data centre automation ... around 90% of data centre network outages are caused by human error. If users ... «Computer Business Review, Jul 15»
5
Human Error Led to Sea Lion Poisoning
Sea lions that recuperated from what was thought to be a chlorine attack are released in June. Investigators determined that an employee's ... «Laguna Beach Independent Newspaper, Jul 15»
6
Antioch Water Park Illnesses Blamed on Faulty System, Possible …
... system malfunction or as a result of human error. But Nancy Kaiser, the city's director of Parks and Recreation, which operates the water park, ... «NBC Bay Area, Jul 15»
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Human Error to Blame for Soekarno-Hatta Blaze, Says Airport Official
A preliminary investigation showed that “human error” was likely the cause of a raging fire at Soekarno-Hatta airport's international terminal ... «Jakarta Globe, Jul 15»
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Human error to blame for fire at Jakarta airport, says official
JAKARTA — A preliminary investigation showed that “human error” was likely the cause of a raging fire at Soekarno-Hatta airport's international ... «TODAYonline, Jul 15»
9
Editorial: Human error
Talks about human error could mean they were not taking the usual precautionary measures during the trip. The boat, which may have been ... «Sun.Star, Jul 15»
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Accident death toll rises to 45: Probers eye human error
This as the Coast Guard said signs point to the disaster as having been caused by human error. There were also no additional survivors except ... «Philippine Star, Jul 15»

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