Someone who lacks literacy is illiterate or barely literate; is there a similar noun or phrase to describe someone who can barely type?
"Barely able to type" doesn't roll off the tongue very well.
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Sign up to join this communityThe term that might be the most relevant is computer illiterate, as those who can’t type well usually don’t know their way around a computer at all. But there are some other terms that you could use with slightly different meanings.
Typing illiterate. While this isn’t a term I’ve heard used before, you can find plenty of examples of it online.
Typing impaired. Again, there are examples of it online.
Hunt and peck. This is a specific poor typing style where a person uses two fingers to type and has to stare intently at the keyboard to hit the right keys. There is a noun version.
Fat finger. It means being clumsy at typing, usually by accidentally typing multiple keys at once.
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