Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Fingering

Fingering , noun

1.
The act or process of handling or touching with the fingers.
The mere sight and fingering of money. — Grew
2.
The manner of using the fingers in playing or striking the keys of an instrument of music; movement or management of the fingers in playing on a musical instrument, in typewriting, etc.
3.
The marking of the notes of a piece of music to guide or regulate the action or use of the fingers.
4.
Delicate work made with the fingers. — Spenser