fat finger

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic,humorous,informal,alsoattributively)Asupposedcauseoftypographicalerrors, especiallykeyboarderrors, caused fromerroneouskeypresses ortypingerrors ontouchscreendevices.2005, William Carroll, “Just Not Your Type?”, inThe Untied Stats on American: And Other Computer Assisted Writing Errors, Lincoln, Neb.:iUniverse,→ISBN,page 8:The first subcategory is what I choose to callFat FingersSyndrome. 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 thefat fingerproblem is what I call simply theMissed Key(s). This can also result in the writing of real (but wrong) words, such as "rod" forrodeor "trace" fortrance.2006December 25, James Quinn, “LSE moves to nail ‘fat finger’ deals”, inJohn Bryant, editor,The Daily Telegraph‎[1], London:Telegraph Media Group,→ISSN,→OCLC:The London Stock Exchange is to enhance the measures it has in place to ensure ‘fat finger’ trades do not occur.2010May 6, “‘Fat fingers’ could be behind market crash”, inCTV News‎[2], Vancouver, B.C.:Although it appeared to be triggered by unrest in Greece, the real cause could be a trader's "fat fingers."2010May 7, “Fear itself the problem as Greece’s woes have yet to spread”, inThe Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, N.S.W.:Nine Publishing,→ISSN,→OCLC:The Securities and Exchange Commission is on the case, pursuing a lead that a "fat finger" keystroke error on a trade in Procter & Gamble, one of the 30 stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, turned a trade of millions into a trade of billions.2011, Jan De Spiegeleer, Wim Schoutens, “Measuring the Risk”, inThe Handbook of Convertible Bonds: Pricing, Strategies and Risk Management, part III (Risk Management and Strategies), Chichester, West Sussex:John Wiley & Sons,→ISBN, Operational Risk (section 9.3.9),page250:A typical operational risk that needs to be countered is the ‘fat finger’ where, in stressful and fast-moving markets, a trader might key in a wrong order. There are numerous examples where such an order moved the market and generated a loss for the executing firm. Afat fingerlimit will prevent a portfolio manager keying in a trade with a size beyond a particular trigger level.2013, Irene Aldridge, “Regulation”, inHigh-frequency Trading: A Practical Guide to Algorithmic Strategies and Trading Systems(Wiley Trading Series), 2nd edition, Hoboken, N.J.:John Wiley & Sons,→ISBN,page217:Maximum quantity limitshelp prevent human and algorithmic "fat finger" errors by enforcing the maximum order sizes and trading positions.2014,Lucy Diamond[pseudonym; Sue Mongredien],One Night in Italy, London:Pan Books, published2016,→ISBN,page419:Someone withfat fingerspressed a wrong number is my guess. I suppose I'd better give them a ring and fess up.2014, Jesse Feiler, “What Makes a Great iOS App”, iniOS App Development for Dummies(For Dummies), Hoboken, N.J.:John Wiley & Sons,→ISBN, part 1 (Getting Started),page22:Still, due tofat fingers, user-interface elements need to be large enough and spaced far apart enough so that users' fingers can find their way around the interface comfortably.2015May, Alex Archer, chapter 6, inDay of Atonement(Rogue Angel; a Gold Eagle Book), Don Mills, Ont.: Worldwide Library,→ISBN,page45:I must have dialed the wrong number.Fat fingersand all that.

Examples:

EN: George Whitney, the guy who owns a house, one of these hot air balloons, walks around in green plaid pants, white cashmere sweaters, starts poking me in the chest with his fat finger, pushing me back in the corner of the room,
ES: George Whitney, el propietario de la casa. Un globo de esos con pantalones escoceses verdes y sueter de cachemir blancos, empieza a darme golpes en el pecho y me empuja hacia un rincón.
EN: So, I tried the fat finger.
ES: Intenté presionarla.
EN: Jon, she pointed a big, old, fat finger at you.
ES: Jon, te la ha tirado con efecto. Está bien.
EN: Your fat finger!
ES: Tu gordo dedo!
EN: Tappin' on his watch with his fat finger and staring at me like that.
ES: Tocando su reloj con el dedo gordo y mirándome de esa manera.
ID: Mengetuk jam tangannya dengan jarinya yang besar dan menatapku seperti itu.
EN: GIRL: He stuck his fat finger in my ear! (kids screaming)
ES: ¡Metió su dedo gordo en mi oreja! ¿Señor?
EN: ‭ - Oh, geez. Not the fat finger.
ES: - No el dedo de gordo.
EN: - Give them the big, fat finger!
ES: - ¡Hacerles un corte de mangas!
EN: ...if you don't leave my damn stick alone. Put your fat finger on him again, and I'll break it off.
ES: Ponle un dedo encima de nuevo y te lo romperé.
EN: But justice never boarded, and Wilford doubled down with a Jackboot on our throats and a fat finger on the scales.
ES: Pero la justicia no subió a bordo y Wilford redobló la injusticia con un guardia ahogándonos y trucando la balanza.
ID: Keadilan tak pernah naik ke atas kereta, dan Wilford menambah jumlah penjaga yang mengawasi kami dan aturan yang mencurangi.
EN: Sorry, for the lack of context, fat finger syndrome...
HI: पर अनशन अफ़सोस, द्वेष की कडुवी झप्पी _
EN: So I tried the fat finger.
ID: Jadi aku coba mengarahkannya.
EN: Not the fat finger.
ID: Jangan jari itu.
EN: It's a lot harder to fat finger numbers now.
TE: ఇప్పుడు ఒక్కసారి కలం పట్టి రాయాలంటే కష్టమే కదా!

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