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fat finger

UK /ˈfæt ˈfɪŋɡə/US /ˈfæt ˈfɪŋɡɚ/

noun 1
fat-finger verb 1
forms 4

noun[before a noun]1

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(informal, humorous) A supposed cause of typographical errors, especially keyboard errors, caused from erroneous key presses or typing errors on touchscreen devices.
- The London Stock Exchange is to enhance the measures it has in place to ensure ‘fat finger’ trades do not occur. — 2006

fat-finger verb1

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(informal, humorous) To type (something) erroneously on a keyboard, keypad, or touchscreen by accidentally pressing with a finger one or more keys other than the intended one.
- Another Sprint employee speculated that someone might have fatfingered the keyboard. — 1995

forms

fat-fingered · fat-fingering · fat-fingers · fat fingers

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