Fat-finger Definition

noun
A supposed cause of typographical errors.
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verb

(informal) To make errors in typing on a keyboard or keypad by accidentally striking more than one key simultaneously with one finger.

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Other Word Forms of Fat-finger

Noun

Singular:
fat-finger
Plural:
fat-fingers

Origin of Fat-finger

  • fat + finger, the implication being that a person who fat-fingers does so because his or her fingers are too fat to strike a key without accidentally simultaneously striking a neighboring key.

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  • From the implication that a finger that is too fat (“big") is likely to strike a key in addition to or other than the intended one.

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