Fob
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A fob is an object used to make manual access easier. It may refer to:
- Fob pocket, a small pocket in trousers or waistcoats originally intended to hold a pocket watch
- Key fob, a medallion used to identify a key ring, or position on the ring
- Watch fob, a medallion or ornament attached to a pocket watch to assist in handling
It may also refer to:
[edit] People
- Fob James, former governor of Alabama
It also means fresh off the boat, in reference to foreigners new to a country or location.
[edit] Science and Medicine
- Faecal occult blood, blood present in faeces that cannot be seen
- Follow-on biologics, a term used to describe generic biologics
[edit] Technology
- A small electronic security token, often called a key fob
- A Frequency Operated Button
- Fixed odds betting terminal, an electromechanical gambling machine
[edit] Music and Entertainment
- Fall Out Boy, an American rock group
- FOB (play), a 1981 play by David Henry Hwang
[edit] Military
- Forward Operating Base, any secured forward position that is used to support tactical operations
- Fractional Orbital Bombardment, a method of nuclear weapons delivery
[edit] Other
- Australian slang for a person of Māori, Polynesian or Islander descent.
- Federal Office Building (disambiguation), various office buildings owned or occupied by the United States Government
- FOB (shipping), Free or Freight on Board, terms used in commercial shipping
- Fresh off the boat, a slang phrase for newly arrived immigrants
[edit] See Also
- Fop, the male fashion that preceded the dandy
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