fob
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- noun
- /fɑb/
- Specialized
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llavero
- Passive lock systems automatically unlock the doors as you approach, while a quick touch of the key fob opens the tailgate or trunk.
- key fob
- car key fob
- electronic fob
So, you know, hotel keys, apartment fobs, this will, you know, scan passports.
- So, you know, hotel keys, apartment fobs, this will, you know, scan passports.
- This is my Bloomberg Terminal login fob.
- Mostly what I use it for though is friends that live in condominiums or apartment buildings that have fobs.
- I also have the normal key fob, which is really cool.
- I had like my key chain with like my Airpods and also like my key fob, which counts as a key.
- Operate like a car fob even like much less a phone or a It's called He's not wrong.
Examples
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After pressing the button on the fob, the lights on the vehicle flashed, indicating it was unlocked.
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So this car has a key fob just like a normal car, but the functions of the key fob are anything but normal.
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I also have the normal key fob, which is really cool.
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I can control the entire car from the fob.
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Where did you get that fob?
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At all times, have your key fob remote in hand and a finger on the car alarm button.
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I take the car key and the keyless entry fob off my keychain.
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One of the most common forms is key fobs with a periodically changing number synchronized with a remote server.
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Key rings with buttons that release car locks are another example of RFID, and some newer cars use the technology to prevent the car from starting unless the key fob is hanging from or at least near the steering column.
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It's becoming increasingly common for smart cards, fobs, and other work-issued devices to be embedded with Global Positioning System chips, radio frequency identification, and other technologies that allow employers to track every movement of their employees—both at work and away from it.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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3.5
A plastic card with a magnetic strip that opens locked doors
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2.3
A metal key used to start a car engine
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A key that opens every lock in a set, like all rooms in a building
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A small electronic device on a key ring that opens doors or starts a car
A small object on a key ring used to identify keys or unlock a car from a distance
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fob for a keyring device got its name by extension from the old pocket fob, because both are small things you carry on your keys. So a fob today is a small electronic device you use to open doors or start a car.