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Checklist
an error prevention agent that catches predictable mistakes by externalizing knowledge that is reliably forgotten or misapplied under real-world conditions
Why This Is a Definition
This definition establishes checklist as a specific type of cognitive tool that operates on the fundamental human cognitive limitation of prospective memory failure. It distinguishes checklists from other error prevention methods by focusing on the memory-based failure mode rather than knowledge gaps or training deficiencies.