fat fingering
Clumsy typing error
Fat fingering is making a typing or keypad error by accidentally hitting the wrong key, usually because keys are small or fingers are large.
The term originated with phone keypads and spread to keyboards and touchscreens.
In financial contexts, fat-finger errors can be costly: A trader fat-fingered an order and accidentally sold a billion dollars worth of stock.
Also appears as the noun fat finger or the verb fat-finger.
- mistypedEntered incorrectly via keyboard
- wrong keyIncorrect lock opener
- mistakeWrong action or decision
- typoPrinting mistake
- misclicksAccidental wrong button presses
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