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finger trouble

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

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...

anthropodenial

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...

marge

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...

matchmoving

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...

never event

never event n. a (serious or life-endangering) medical error. Editorial Note: So-called because such occurrences should never happen. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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