OVERSIGHT

oversight, lapse

(noun) a mistake resulting from inattention

supervision, supervising, superintendence, oversight

(noun) management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group

oversight, inadvertence

(noun) an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

oversight (countable and uncountable, plural oversights)

An omission; something that is left out, missed or forgotten.

Supervision or management.

Overview

Verb

oversight (third-person singular simple present oversights, present participle oversighting, simple past and past participle oversighted)

(transitive, nonstandard) To oversee; to supervise.

(internet, transitive, Wiktionary and WMF jargon) To suppress content in a way that removes or minimizes its visibility or viewability.

Source: Wiktionary


O"ver*sight`, n.

1. Watchful care; superintendence; general supervision.

2. An overlooking; an omission; an error. Hooker.

3. Escape from an overlooked peril. [R.] "His fool-happy oversight." Spenser.

Syn.

– Superintendence; supervision; inspection; overlooking; inadvertence; neglect; mistake; error; omission.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.

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