fat finger

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ˈfæt ˈfɪŋɡə/    /ˈfæt ˈfɪŋɡɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A supposed cause of typographical errors, especially keyboard errors, caused from erroneous key presses or typing errors on touchscreen devices. also,attributive,humorous,idiomatic,informal
    — The first subcategory is what I choose to call Fat Fingers Syndrome. This is a problem obviously caused by poor typing techniques which result in a single finger striking two keys instead of one. [...] The opposite of the fat finger problem is what I call simply the Missed Key(s). This can also result in the writing of real (but wrong) words, such as "rod" for rode or "trace" for trance.
动词 v.
  1. Alternative 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”). alt-of,alternative
    — Slowing down the number of login attempts before an IP address is blocked reduces the attractiveness of your site to an automatic attack script. Note that generally these offer temporary IP address blocking, so that valid users who accidentally fat finger their password have an opportunity to log in after the ban has expired.

词形变化

fat fingers plural fat-finger alternative fat fingers present,singular,third-person fat fingering participle,present fat fingered participle,past fat fingered past

词源

词源 1
From the idea that a finger that is too fat or large is likely to accidentally press one or more keys other than the intended one.
词源 2
From the idea that a finger that is too fat or large is likely to accidentally press one or more keys other than the intended one.
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