fat-fingering

A form of fat-finger — To type (something) erroneously on a keyboard, keypad, or touchscreen by accidentally pressing with a finger one or more keys other than the intended one.

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Meanings

verb

alternative fatfingering · alternative fat fingering

  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of fat-finger
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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