fat-finger

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English - English
To make errors in typing on a keyboard or keypad by accidentally striking more than one key simultaneously with one finger
A supposed cause of typographical errors
fat finger dialing
telephone scam where a company has a toll number with one digit that is different than a common toll-free number so that said company makes money when a caller accidentally dials their phone number instead of the lawful toll-free number
fat-finger

    Etymology

    () fat + finger, the implication being that a person who fat-fingers does so because his or her fingers are too fat to strike a key without accidentally simultaneously striking a neighboring key.
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