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What is another word for human error?

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Noun
A mistake arising from or resulting in confusion
foul up
screw up
mishandling
blooper
boo-boo
failure
misstep
mistake
slip-up
snafu
error
stumble
howler
goof
oversight
bungle
foul-up
aberration
snarl
gaff
fail
lapse
slipup
screwup
hash
muddle
fluff
false move
false step
screw-up
miscalculation
gaffe
mix-up
misunderstanding
blunder
clanger
flub
faux pas
fault
slip
commotion
emergency
intricacy
struggle
upheaval
difficulty
quandary
complexity
complication
awkwardness
car crash
encumbrance
flaw
involvement
balls-up
trouble
dilemma
misjudgment
misjudgement
boob
fumble
miscue
clinker
trip
brick
inaccuracy
bloomer
boner
transgression
bobble
goof-up
solecism
misinterpretation
misdeed
omission
indiscretion
misapprehension
slight
misreckoning
defect
glitch
barry
slip of the tongue
erratum
poor decision
delusion
fallacy
misconception
impropriety
misreading
crime
absurdity
offenceUK
offenseUS
wrongdoing
trespass
misjudging
sin
muff
deviation
thinko
slip of the pen
hiccup
poor choice
bad idea
mess-up
brain fart
mispositioning
failing
misarrangement
violation
breach
imprudence
bloop
dereliction
mishap
vice
whoops
lapsus calami
lapsus linguae
negligence
flummox
foulup
bonehead play
misdesign
misalignment
mismanagement
fall
wrength
miss
wrong
delinquency
plan gone awry
bad move
misestimate
misconfiguration
wrong configuration
poor layout
poor configuration
disorder
small mistake
boo boo
bad
misdemeanourUK
gaucherie
misconduct
misbehaviorUS
misdemeanorUS
familiarity
misbehaviourUK
peccadillo
mischievousness
inadvertence
felony
mischief
wickedness
folly
unseemliness
indiscreetness
bumble
misspeak
dumb move
bad behaviour
breach of etiquette
foolish mistake
dropping the ball
crudeness
underestimation
neglect
overestimation
confusion
illusion
misapplication
poor judgment
error of judgment
snarl-up
bad choice
misprint
literal
corrigendum
misstatement
poor decision-making
typo
keying mistake
typing error
printing error
typesetting mistake
keying error
keyboarding error
typesetting error
keyboarding mistake
printing mistake
typing mistake
typographical error
typographical mistake
foot in the mouth
“The West Yorkshire-based group said the number had been misprinted by a single digit because of a human error, which was noticed only after being contacted by a customer.”
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