A human error caused by pressing the wrong key when using a computer to input data. Fat finger errors are often harmless but can sometimes have significant consequences for example, if the wrong number is entered in performing a mathematical calculation.
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fat finger trade — n. An erroneous or inadvertent trade, particularly one that has significant market consequences, caused by a typo. Also: fat finger, fat finger trade, fat fingers trade. Example Citations: A trader at RBS has admitted to making a fat finger trade … New words
fat-finger — fat fingˈer adjective (informal) Denoting a computer error caused by the clumsiness of the person inputting the data • • • Main Entry: ↑fat … Useful english dictionary
fat-finger — verb .. to make a typographical error. implying large fingers fumbling over the keyboard no, that s a typo, i fat fingered it … Dictionary of american slang
fat-finger — verb .. to make a typographical error. implying large fingers fumbling over the keyboard no, that s a typo, i fat fingered it … Dictionary of american slang
Typographical error — Typo redirects here. For other uses, see Typo (disambiguation). For the Wikipedia Typo Team, see Wikipedia:Typo. A typographical omission of the word not in the sentence Thou shalt not commit adultery. This printing of the Bible has become known… … Wikipedia
2010 Flash Crash — The May 6, 2010 Flash Crash[1] also known as The Crash of 2:45, the 2010 Flash Crash or just simply, the Flash Crash, was a United States stock market crash on May 6, 2010 in which the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged about 1000 points or… … Wikipedia
thumbo — n. An error made while using the thumbs to type, particularly on a mobile device keypad. [Blend of thumb and typo.] Example Citations: How do you get rid of thumbos, those cellphone message typos? Practice. And some handy tips. Touch Type With… … New words
phishing — (FISH.ing) pp. Creating a replica of an existing Web page to fool a user into submitting personal, financial, or password data. adj. phish v. phisher n. Example Citations: Phishing is the term coined by hackers who imitate legitimate companies in … New words
nervous system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction system that conducts stimuli from sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord and that conducts impulses back to other parts of the body. As with other higher vertebrates, the human nervous system has two main… … Universalium
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
