exclusion design

tools or systems that have been designed to virtually exclude the possibility of human error. Error triggers or ergonomic traps are first identified and then designed out of the system. See engineering controls. See also fail-safe; prevention design.

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Psychology term of the day

October 10th 2024

mal de pelea

a culture-bound syndrome found in Puerto Rico that is similar to amok. Individuals experience a period of brooding and then suddenly become violent and attack others around them (the Spanish name literally means “fighting sickness”). Also called Puerto Rican syndrome.