Definitions for: Oversight

[n] a mistake resulting from inattention
[n] management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
[n] an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: inadvertence, lapse, superintendence, supervising, supervision

See Also: direction, error, fault, invigilation, management, mistake, omission

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