finger trouble n. a problem caused by a typographical error, incorrect settings on a machine, or poor manual dexterity. Etymological Note: This term appears to originate in aviation. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
finger trouble n.— «It was an assembly error in the car’s in-line six that led to a blow-up and fire as one of the conrods left the scene of the crime through the side of the engine block. Race teams put such failures down to “finger trouble,”...
anthropodenial n.— «With respect to inference, if humans share a trait, such as empathy, with some other animal, then the rejection of that possibility constitutes a type I error, or what primatologist Frans de Waal at Emory University refers to as...
marge n.— «A “marge” (from margin of error) is someone who gives wildly untrue answers to surveys, thus endangering the validity of the whole exercise.» —“Teen sex surveys ruin your love life” by Oliver Pritchett Telegraph (United Kingdom) Aug. 16...
matchmoving n.— «Gabel, 38, worked on what is called “matchmoving,” a precision process to embed computer animation into the live-action footage. “It has to be seamless and move as one object,” Gabel said. “If it’s not exact, it will leap out. It’s...
never event n. a (serious or life-endangering) medical error. Editorial Note: So-called because such occurrences should never happen. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)