human factors
nounUK /ˈhjuːmən ˈfæktəz/
US /ˈhjuːmən ˈfæktərz/
Human factors is the study of how people and the things they use work together.
The airplane designers used human factors to make the cockpit easy for pilots to read.
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2. The personal qualities, needs, and limits of people that affect how a system or job works.
Tiredness is a human factor that can cause mistakes at work.
3. The study of how people behave and perform in different work or living situations.
The hospital studied human factors to help nurses avoid errors.
4. The things about people, such as feelings or habits, that influence an event or result.
Weather and human factors both played a part in the accident.