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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zombie finger

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables
zom-bie fin-ger
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The failure of a capacitive touch screen to sense the user's fingertip, due to dry skin, calluses, cold weather, etc.

Informal; Uncountable

noun

A finger that cannot be recognized by a touchscreen for these reasons.

Countable; Informal

Etymology

From zombie + finger.

Usage

Inflected Forms

zombie fingers (plural)

Questions

What does zombie finger mean?
The failure of a capacitive touch screen to sense the user's fingertip, due to dry skin, calluses, cold weather, etc.
Where does zombie finger come from?
From zombie + finger.

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