fat finger error
Accidental key press
A fat finger error is a mistake made by accidentally pressing the wrong key or button, typically because fingers are too large for the interface or moving too quickly.
The term originated in financial trading, where a mistyped digit could trigger massive unintended transactions: A fat finger error caused a billion-dollar trade.
Now used broadly for any typo caused by clumsy keystrokes: Sorry, fat finger error—I meant to type "public," not "pubic".
- typoPrinting mistake
- misclickAccidental computer selection error
- wrong buttonMistaken control input
- keyboardArray of input keys
- data entryRecording information digitally
slip · mistake · oops · clumsy · trading · trading floor · stock · market order · flash crash · crash · blunder · accidental · keystroke · button · mistype · fumble · smash · thick
- typostypo, misspelling, misprint, transposition, missing letter
- Misspellingsmisspelling, typo, mistype, teh, occurence
- Input Errorstypo, misspelling, misclick, wrong key, double entry
- market phenomenamarket crash, market bubble, flash crash, correction, bubble
fat finger errormarket manipulation
Artificially distorting asset prices
willful misconduct · insider trading · conscious decision · strategic move
finger, error, fatness, fatten, fattened, fattening, fatted, fatter, fattest