The term 'hunt-and-peck error' is used to describe a type of typing mistake that occurs when a typist uses their index finger to search for each key on the keyboard instead of using all of their fingers to type. This method of typing is often slower and more prone to errors than using all of the fingers. A common TYPO associated with this type of error is 'TYPO, ' which is an abbreviation for 'typographical error.'