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poka-yoke

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables
poka-yoke
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A methodology of using low-cost techniques to error-proof production processes.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ポカヨケ (poka yoke), from ポカ (poka, “a blunder”) + よける (yokeru, “to dodge, avoid”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ポカヨケ

Usage

Questions

What does poka-yoke mean?
A methodology of using low-cost techniques to error-proof production processes.
Where does poka-yoke come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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