Poka-yoke

Rarity: Uncommon

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What Wikipedia says

Poka-yoke (ポカヨケ; [poka joke]) is any mechanism in a process that helps an equipment operator avoid mistakes and defects by preventing, correcting, or drawing attention to human errors as they occur.

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