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slips and capture

slips and capture noun: a type of cognitive error whereby a person inadvertently performs one action while intending to do another.

Noun

slips and capture pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A type of cognitive error whereby a person inadvertently performs one action while intending to do another.
    1. (plural, plural-only) Particularly, the error by which a police officer bears a gun while intending to take out a Taser instead.

Questions about slips and capture

What does slips and capture mean?
Slips and capture means a type of cognitive error whereby a person inadvertently performs one action while intending to do another.
What part of speech is slips and capture?
Slips and capture is a noun.

Words near slips and capture in the dictionary

  1. sliprail
  2. sliprails
  3. sliproad
  4. sliproads
  5. slips
  6. slips and capture
  7. slips away
  8. slips back
  9. slips by
  10. slips down
  11. slips in

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