fat fingering

A form of fat finger — A supposed cause of typographical errors, especially keyboard errors, caused from erroneous key presses or typing errors on touchscreen devices.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of fat finger (alternative form of fat-fingering)
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APA

fat fingering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fat%20fingering

MLA

“fat fingering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fat%20fingering. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fat fingering,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fat%20fingering.

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