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DOB

DOB

1 3.0
The day when a person was born
  • noun
  • /diː oʊ biː/
translation icon : fecha de nacimiento
  • As an HR professional, I find it disturbing that a company like Lowe's is demanding SS# and DOBs on their online application.
  • DOB: 12/24/2002 MISSING

Examples

  • Most states just run a record check on the name and DOB on whatever identification you provide.

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  • In response to any question you are not obliged to answer (of which there are four: name, rank, DOB, and service number), the only answer one gives is, "I cannot answer that question."

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  • You got a DOB on that?

  • I have customers' pictures with their name, address, DOB, etc.

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  • I.e., give name, DOB, and D.L. number when buying tickets.

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  • What I need are SS numbers, DOBs... ...just all the pedigree information so I can run it on my end and we can ID the prick.

  • And it might increase false positives if, in reaction to the crotch bomber, you start looking for "near" matches across name, gender, and DOB, just like you currently look for "near matches" on names.

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  • REMEMBER THAT, DOB.

  • On the application form, please fill in your DOB to ensure your identity is verified.

  • When you register online, you'll need to include your DOB for proper identification.

Synonyms

birthday
vsDOB
1.0

A day each year when people celebrate the day they were born

refers only to the original date someone was born, not the celebration
birthdate
vsDOB
5 1.0

The day, month, and year when a person was born

is the abbreviated short form rather than the full written date
natal day
vsDOB
1 9.7

The day when a person was born

is the shortened, abbreviated form used instead of the full name

Surface Forms

DOB singular
DOBs plural

Morphology

DOB = D + O + B

This is an initialism whose letters stand for a phrase ('date of birth'); the letters themselves do not transparently convey meaning to learners.

Etymology

DOB is a short form of the phrase date of birth, which means 'the day you were born', so you write your DOB on forms to show when someone was born.