fat-fingers
Accidental keyboard errors
Fat-fingers describes clumsy typing that hits wrong keys, usually on small keyboards or touchscreens.
As a verb, to fat-finger is to mistype this way: I fat-fingered my password three times.
The term appears in finance when a trader accidentally enters wrong figures: A fat-finger error caused the flash crash.
Also fat-fingered as an adjective.
Printing mistake
- misspellRender words incorrectly
- mistypeKeyboard input error
- autocorrectAutomatic spelling correction
- backspaceKeyboard's leftward eraser
delete · touchscreen · smartphone · keyboard · qwerty · spacebar · texting · input
typo
Printing mistake
- misspellRender words incorrectly
- mistypeKeyboard input error
- autocorrectAutomatic spelling correction
backspace · delete · touchscreen · smartphone · keyboard · qwerty · spacebar · texting · input · tap
fumble
Handle with clumsy fingers
- clumsyLacking physical coordination
- awkwardLacking grace or ease
- ham-handedLacking dexterity or subtlety
butterfingers · mishandle · blunder · klutz · maladroit · inept · oafish · bumble · ungainly · gawky
thick
Having great depth
meaty · broad · pudgy · mitts · paws · oversized · swollen · calloused · bulky · clunky
fat-fingersletter-perfect
Accurate in every particular
pinpoint accuracy · touch-typing · precision · clean copy · surgical precision
fat, finger, fats, fatty, fatness, fatten, fattened, fattening, fattest