Hunt and peck typing
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Hunt and peck (or two-fingered typing) is a common form of typing, in which the typist must find and press each key individually. This is almost always considerably slower than touch typing. Instead of relying on the memorized position of keys, the typist must find each key by sight.
Use of this method also prevents the typist from being able to see what has been typed without glancing away from the keys. Although good accuracy may be achieved, any typing errors that are made may not be noticed immediately, if at all.
There are many idiosyncratic typing styles in between "hunt and peck" and touch typing; for example, many people will type blindly, but use only two to five fingers, and not always in a systematic fashion. Many motion pictures often show characters, even ones who are intended as computer literate, typing in this manner; presumably to allow time for the audience to read what is being typed on screen or as a crude way of implying that some sort of skill or concentration is involved in whatever task is being done by computer.
