Fob

Contents 1 People 2 Science and Medicine 3 Technology 4 Music and Entertainment 5 Military 6 Other 7 See Also

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:

People

• Fob James, former governor of Alabama

It also means fresh off the boat, in reference to foreigners new to a country or location.

Science and Medicine

• Faecal occult blood, blood present in faeces that cannot be seen
• Follow-on biologics, a term used to describe generic biologics

Technology

• A small electronic security token, often called a key fob
  • A Frequency Operated Button
• Fixed odds betting terminal, an electromechanical gambling machine

Music and Entertainment

• Fall Out Boy, an American rock group
• FOB (play), a 1981 play by David Henry Hwang

Military

• Forward Operating Base, any secured forward position that is used to support tactical operations
• Fractional Orbital Bombardment, a method of nuclear weapons delivery

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

See Also

• Fop, the male fashion that preceded the dandy

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