fat finger

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Definition von fat finger im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A supposed cause of typographical errors

Relevante Übersetzungen

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

Silbentrennung

fat fin·ger

Türkische aussprache

fät fînggır

Aussprache

/ˈfat ˈfəɴɢgər/ /ˈfæt ˈfɪŋɡɜr/

Etymologie

() 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.