fat finger
Touchscreen typo cause
Fat finger refers to a typing or keypad error caused by hitting the wrong key, usually because keys are small or fingers imprecise.
The term appears as a verb, noun, and adjective: I fat-fingered my password three times; a fat-finger error on the trading floor.
In financial contexts, fat-finger mistakes can be catastrophic—a misplaced decimal point or extra zero has triggered market chaos.
Printing mistake
- mistypeKeyboard input error
- keyboardArray of input keys
- touchscreenInput-sensitive display panel
- backspaceKeyboard's leftward eraser
autocorrect · keypress · qwerty · delete · correction · undo · transposition · input
Accidental computer selection error
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- stockGoods kept for sale
- transactionExchange of goods/money
- marketVenue for trade
glitch · flash crash · buy · sell · decimal · algorithm · trader · exchange
Handle with clumsy fingers
- butterfingersClumsy dropper of things
- ham-handedLacking dexterity or subtlety
- clumsyLacking physical coordination
- awkwardLacking grace or ease
bungling · inept · uncoordinated · heavy-handed · maladroit · blundering · oafish · klutz
typo
Printing mistake
- mistypeKeyboard input error
- keyboardArray of input keys
- touchscreenInput-sensitive display panel
backspace · autocorrect · keypress · qwerty · delete · correction · undo · transposition · input · smartphone
misclick
Accidental computer selection error
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- stockGoods kept for sale
- transactionExchange of goods/money
market · glitch · flash crash · buy · sell · decimal · algorithm · trader · exchange · costly
fumble
Handle with clumsy fingers
- butterfingersClumsy dropper of things
- ham-handedLacking dexterity or subtlety
- clumsyLacking physical coordination
awkward · bungling · inept · uncoordinated · heavy-handed · maladroit · blundering · oafish · klutz · gawky
- oopsoops, whoops, whoopsie, oopsie, woopsie
- Input Errorstypo, misspelling, misclick, wrong key, double entry
- typostypo, misspelling, misprint, transposition, missing letter
- dialing errorsmisdial, wrong number, extra digit, transposition
- phone mistakestypo, mistype, autocorrect fail, wrong letter, wrong key
- User Errorstypo, misclick, wrong password, forgot password, misspelling
fat fingerprecision
Accuracy of measurement
accuracy · surgical precision · pinpoint accuracy · exactitude · flawless execution
fat fingerdexterity
Skillful hand coordination
nimble fingers · sure-handedness · steady hand · proficiency · finesse
fat, finger, fatty, fingers, fatness, fatten, fatter, fattening, fattest