Human error

Human error is an action that has been done but that was "not intended by the actor; not desired by a set of rules or an external observer; or that led the task or system outside its acceptable limits".

Human error refers to something having been done that was "not intended by the actor; not desired by a set of rules or an external observer; or that led the task or system outside its acceptable limits".

Misunderstandings as a topic in human communication have been studied in conversation analysis, such as the examination of violations of the cooperative principle and Gricean maxims.

[13][14][15] Some researchers have argued that the dichotomy of human actions as "correct" or "incorrect" is a harmful oversimplification of a complex phenomenon.

Newer approaches, such as resilience engineering mentioned above, highlight the positive roles that humans can play in complex systems.

A sign with a spelling mistake; the word "road" has been spelled incorrectly with a P instead of an R.
The Custom House in Dublin, which was built the wrong way around (the side facing the Liffey was intended to be the side facing Gardiner Street ) [ citation needed ] .
A statue in Hartlepool , England, commemorating the " Hartlepool monkey ", a primate who was mistaken by locals to be a French soldier and killed.