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The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

pilot error

    (Sun, from aviation) A user's misconfiguration or
   misuse of a piece of software, producing apparently bug-like
   results.

   E.g. "Joe Luser reported a bug in sendmail that causes it to
   generate bogus headers."  "That's not a bug, that's pilot
   error.  His "sendmail.cf" is hosed."

   Compare UBD.

   [Jargon File]

   (1994-12-05)



The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):

pilot error
 n.

    [Sun: from aviation] A user's misconfiguration or misuse of a piece of
    software, producing apparently buglike results (compare UBD). “Joe Luser
    reported a bug in sendmail that causes it to generate bogus headers.” “
    That's not a bug, that's pilot error. His sendmail.cf is hosed.” Compare 
    PEBKAC, UBD, ID10T.