error-proneness
Tendency toward blunders
Error-proneness is the tendency to make mistakes.
The term appears in technical and psychological contexts to describe systems, processes, or people that frequently produce errors: The software's error-proneness frustrated users.
A task's error-proneness may stem from poor design, complexity, or cognitive demands that exceed human capacity.
Liability to err
- imperfectionFault or shortcoming
- unreliabilityTendency to disappoint expectations
- weaknessDeficiency in force
- frailtyWeakness of body
limitations · shortcomings · foibles · vulnerability · misjudgment · oversight · inattention · carelessness
Crawling creature or defect
- glitchMinor system fault
- defectInherent imperfection or fault
- flawImperfection in something
- malfunctionFailure to operate properly
fault · anomaly · irregularity · corruption · instability · brittleness · breakability · fragility
Liability to influence
- propensityInnate behavioral inclination
- predispositionInnate tendency toward something
- tendencyInclination toward a behavior
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
Source of potential harm
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- exposureState of being unprotected
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- likelihoodChance something will occur
probability · danger · precariousness · insecurity · instability · jeopardy · threat · chance
fallibility
Liability to err
- imperfectionFault or shortcoming
- unreliabilityTendency to disappoint expectations
- weaknessDeficiency in force
frailty · limitations · shortcomings · foibles · vulnerability · misjudgment · oversight · inattention · carelessness · negligence
bug
Crawling creature or defect
malfunction · fault · anomaly · irregularity · corruption · instability · brittleness · breakability · fragility · unreliability
susceptibility
Liability to influence
- propensityInnate behavioral inclination
- predispositionInnate tendency toward something
- tendencyInclination toward a behavior
liability · inclination · sensitivity · predilection · leaning
hazard
Source of potential harm
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- exposureState of being unprotected
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
likelihood · probability · danger · precariousness · insecurity · instability · jeopardy · threat · chance · riskiness
error-pronenessaccuracy
Degree of correctness
precision · reliability · correctness · exactness · faultlessness
error-pronenessrobustness
Resistance to failure
stability · consistency · steadiness · fault tolerance · resilience
error-pronenessmeticulousness
Extreme carefulness in details
carefulness · thoroughness · attentiveness · diligence · scrupulousness
error, errors, erred, erring, erroneous, erroneously, err, errs, errant