zombie finger

noun

The failure of a capacitive touch screen to sense the user's fingertip, due to dry skin, calluses, cold weather, etc.

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Meanings

nounzombie finger (countable and uncountable, plural zombie fingers)

plural zombie fingers

  1. informaluncountablebusinessThe failure of a capacitive touch screen to sense the user's fingertip, due to dry skin, calluses, cold weather, etc.
  2. countableinformalbusinessA finger that cannot be recognized by a touchscreen for these reasons.

Origin

From zombie + finger.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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