Fob or FOB may refer to:
In fashion:
- 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
In medicine:
- Fecal occult blood, blood present but unseen in feces
- Follow-on biologics, generic biologics
In technology:
- Fixed odds betting terminal, an electromechanical gambling machine
- Foot Over Bridge, used for a footbridge at Indian railway stations
- Frequency Operated Button, or key fob, a small electronic security token
In entertainment:
- Fall Out Boy, an American rock group
- FOB (play), a 1981 play by David Henry Hwang
In 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:
- Federal Office Building (disambiguation), various office buildings owned or occupied by the United States Government
- FOB (shipping), or Freight on Board, indicating who is liable for a shipment.
- Fob James, former governor of Alabama
- Fresh off the boat, a slang phrase for newly arrived immigrants
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Famous quotes containing the word fob:
“If you want to use a cliché you must take full responsibility for it yourself and not try to fob it off on anon., or on society.”
—Lewis Thomas (b. 1913)