HUMAN FACTORS

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HUMAN FACTORS

Specialty Definition: HUMAN FACTORS

Domain	Definition
Aerospace	The study of psychophysical, psychological, and physiological variables which affect man's performance in an operational system. See human engineering. (references)
European Union	Elongation : the increase in length of an tensile test piece when stressed. The elongation at fracture is usually expressed as a percentage of the original gauge length. Source: European Union. (references)
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Crosswords: HUMAN FACTORS

English words defined with "HUMAN FACTORS": imponderable. (references)

Specialty definitions using "HUMAN FACTORS": accident proneness ♦ LOGISTICS ENGINEER. (references)

Commercial Usage: HUMAN FACTORS

Domain	Title
Books	Human Factors for Technical Communicators (reference) Human Factors In Engineering and Design (reference) The Measure of Man and Woman: Human Factors in Design (reference) Anthropometric Methods: Designing to Fit the Human Body (Monographs in Human Factors and Ergonomics) (reference) The Case for Human Factors in Industry and Government: Report of a Workshop (Compass Series) (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Human Factors In Computing Systems : Chi Conference Proceedings (reference) Ntis Alert : Biomedical Technology & Human Factors Engineeri (reference) Proceedings Of The Human Factors And Ergonomics Sociey Annual Meeting - Cd-Rom (reference) Directory & Yearbook Of The Human Factors Society (reference) (more periodical examples)
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Non-Fiction Usage: HUMAN FACTORS

Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		Human factors include the noise level, vibration characteristics and ergonomics of the machines. (references)
		III CSF will focus on the development of infrastructure and human factors, which will attract around 60 percent of total funding. (references)
		The first two requirements are regulated by appropriate European standards organizations EN and ISO. The environmental issues have been addressed by the stringent Euro II directive since January 1996. Regulations covering human factors (HF) are more complicated. (references)
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Expression: HUMAN FACTORS

Expression using "HUMAN FACTORS": human factors engineering. Additional references.
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Modern Translation: HUMAN FACTORS

Language		Translations for "HUMAN FACTORS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		ergonomi (ergonomics, human engineering, human factors engineering). (various references)

Dutch		technische menskunde (ergonomics, human engineering, human factors engineering), ergonomie (ergonomics, human engineering, human factors engineering), arbeidsleer (ergonomics, human engineering, human factors engineering). (various references)

French		ergonomie (human engineering, human factors engineering). (various references)

German		Ergonomie (ergonomics). (various references)

Italian		ergonomia (ergonomics). (various references)

Pig Latin		umanhay actorsfay

Spanish		grupo de trabajo factores humanos (Working Party on Human Factors Affecting Safety), ergonomía (ergonomics). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: HUMAN FACTORS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-c-f-h-m-n-o-r-s-t-u"
	-3 letters: achromats, chamfrons, craftsman, marathons, outcharms, trachomas.
	-4 letters: acanthus, achromat, arcanums, camshaft, chamfron, chantors, cothurns, courants, formants, functors, futharcs, futhorcs, marathon, monarchs, nomarchs, outcharm, outmarch, raftsman, romaunts, trachoma, trashman.
	-5 letters: amounts, amtracs, anarchs, anchors, anchusa, antrums, arcanum, archons, aurochs, ausform, authors, automan, caftans, canthus, cantors, cartons, chantor, chaunts, chromas, conatus, contras, cothurn, courant, cratons.
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INDEX

1. Crosswords
2. Usage: Commercial
3. Quotations: Non-fiction
4. Expressions

5. Translations: Modern
6. Anagrams
7. Bibliography

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