The Japanese origins of the word 'poka-yoke'

'Poka-yoke' is a word borrowed from Japanese 'poka-yoke'.

poka-yoke

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Meaning: Design or process that prevents mistakes.

Etymology: Japanese poka-yoke combines poka inadvertent error and yokeru avoid.

Topics: Technology:Automation.

Origin: From Japanese to English.

note: A Japanese term that means mistake-proofing or error prevention. It is also sometimes referred to as a forcing function or a behavior-shaping constraint. A poka-yoke is any mechanism in a process that helps an equipment operator avoid (yokeru) mistakes (poka) and defects by preventing correcting or drawing attention to human errors as they occur. The concept was formalized and the term adopted by Shigeo Shingo as part of the Toyota Production System.

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