hunt-and-peck

noun

: a method of typing in which one looks at the keyboard and types using usually the index fingers

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But that hunt-and-peck approach—being told which key to press and then doing it—didn’t seem to translate into enough users completing their lessons in full. Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 8 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hunt-and-peck was in 1939

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“Hunt-and-peck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hunt-and-peck. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

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