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Human factors science or human factors technologies is a multidisciplinary field incorporating contributions from psychology, engineering, industrial design, statistics, operations research and anthropometry. It is a term that covers:

The science of understanding the properties of human capability (Human Factors Science).
The application of this understanding to the design, development and deployment of systems and services (Human Factors Engineering).
The art of ensuring successful application of Human Factors Engineering to a program (sometimes referred to as Human Factors Integration).

It can also be called ergonomics.In general, a human factor is a physical or cognitive property of an individual or social behavior which is specific to humans and influences functioning of technological systems as well as human-environment equilibriums. In social interactions, the use of the term human factor stresses the social properties unique to or characteristic of humans. Human factors involves the study of all aspects of the way humans relate to the world around them, with the aim of improving operational performance, safety, through life costs and/or adoption through improvement in the experience of the end user.