miskey
Hit wrong button
To miskey is to press the wrong key on a keyboard, producing a typo or unintended command: I miskeyed my password three times and got locked out.
The error is mechanical rather than conceptual—you know what you meant to type but your finger landed wrong.
Of printed characters
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- backspaceKeyboard's leftward eraser
- proofreadCheck writing for mistakes
- erratumDocumented publishing mistake
keyboard · autocorrect · keystroke · transposition · edit · spellcheck · misspelling · undo
Minor error or misstep
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- mishapMinor unfortunate occurrence
- unintentionalNot done on purpose
- inadvertentDone without intention
fumble · clumsy · accident · unplanned · wrong button · touchscreen · hasty · careless
typographical
Of printed characters
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- backspaceKeyboard's leftward eraser
- proofreadCheck writing for mistakes
erratum · keyboard · autocorrect · keystroke · transposition · edit · spellcheck · misspelling · undo · retype
slip
Minor error or misstep
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- mishapMinor unfortunate occurrence
- unintentionalNot done on purpose
inadvertent · fumble · clumsy · accident · unplanned · wrong button · touchscreen · hasty · careless · distracted