A carbon-based error refers to a problem with a computer or a program that is caused by the user rather than the machine. All life on earth depends on carbon, which forms the molecular¹ bonds that make life possible. Therefore, to say that an error is carbon-based is another way of saying it was caused by a computer's human user. Carbon-based errors are a common problem for IT professionals, particularly when it comes to inexperienced users.

 

Carbon-based error指因为用户的原因而导致的计算机或者程序错误，即“人为故障”。地球上所有的生命都是在碳元素的基础上发展而来的，它是构成生命分子链的基本元素。因此，当我们说某个错误或故障是carbon-based，其实就是说这个故障是人为导致的。很多IT员工面对的都是人为错误，尤其当电脑使用者为新手的时候。

 

This slang term is most frequently used by IT professionals and other tech-savvy individuals who are always being called upon to fix errors that have nothing to do with the technology.

 

最常使用carbon-based error这个说法的自然就是IT专业人士和其他技术大拿们了，因为这些人经常被叫去处理一些跟技术一点关系都没有的故障。

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