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fat finger n

(idiomatic, humorous, informal, also attributively) A supposed cause of typographical errors, especially keyboard errors that cause erroneous trades to be executed in financial markets, or typing errors on touchscreen devices. The first iPhone, a touchscreen-based smartphone, was announced on this day in 2007 by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

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