fat finger

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Definition of fat finger in English English dictionary: 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 fingers: plural form of fat finger
fat-finger: To make errors in typing on a keyboard or keypad by accidentally striking more than one key simultaneously with one finger

fat finger

Hyphenation

fat fin·ger

fät fînggır

/ˈfat ˈfəɴɢgər/ /ˈfæt ˈfɪŋɡɜr/

() From the implication that a finger that is too fat (“big”) is likely to strike a key in addition to or other than the intended one.

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