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finger trouble
 n.— «Iberia and Spantax pilots, more than most, have been having what experts call “finger trouble.” They have been hitting the wrong numbers on the inertial navigation system .» —“Off Course: Airlines Make More Than Their Share Of Navigational Errors” by William M. Carley in Madrid Wall Journal June 6, 1984. (: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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