- human engineering
- noun Date: 1920 1. management of humans and their affairs especially in industry 2. ergonomics 1
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
human engineering
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Human Engineering — Hu|man En|gi|nee|ring 〈[ju:m ənɛndʒıni:rıŋ] n.; od. s; unz.〉 Teilgebiet der Arbeitspsychologie, das die Anpassung der Voraussetzungen am Arbeitsplatz an die Bedürfnisse u. Fähigkeiten des Menschen erforscht; Sy Social Engineering [<engl. human … Universal-Lexikon
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human engineering — an applied science that coordinates the design of devices, systems, and physical working conditions with the capacities and requirements of the worker. Also called ergonomics, human factors engineering /hyooh meuhn fak teuhrz/ or, often, /yooh / … Universalium
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human engineering — study of the influence of work conditions on job effectiveness; profession which deals with bringing groups of people and/or machines to a more efficient and effective performance … English contemporary dictionary
human engineering — The activity or science of designing, building, or equipping mechanical devices or artificial environments to the anthropometric, physiological, or psychological requirements of the men and women who will use them … Aviation dictionary
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Human factors — For other uses, see The Human Factor (disambiguation). Research subject in a human fatigue study. Human factors science or human factors technologies is a multidisciplinary field incorporating contributions from psychology, engineering,… … Wikipedia
human-factors engineering — ▪ bioengineering Introduction also called ergonomics, or human engineering, science dealing with the application of information on physical and psychological characteristics to the design of devices and systems for human use. The … Universalium
