FROB

Meaning of FROB in English

v. To alter control settings in a random or mischievous fashion.

Shadow Slang English vocab. Английский словарь теневого сленга. 2012

FROB
Slang English vocab
FROB — /frob/ 1. [MIT] The TMRC definition was "FROB = a protruding arm or trunnion"; by metaphoric extension, a "frob" is …
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FROB — [MIT; very common] The TMRC definition was "FROB = a protruding arm or trunnion"; by metaphoric extension, a `frob' is …
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FROB — frob вчт. поделка ~ вчт. программка
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FROB — (#sl.) программка, поделка
Англо-Русский словарь по компьютерам
FROB — сленг 1) программка 2) см. frobnicate
Англо-Русский словарь по вычислительной технике и программированию
FROB — frob вчт. поделка ~ вчт. программка
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FROBISHER — /froh"bi sheuhr, frob"i-/ , n. Sir Martin , 1535?-94, English navigator and explorer.
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SPLAT — 1. Name used in many places (DEC, IBM, and others) for the asterisk ("*") character (ASCII 0101010). This may derive …
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SINCE TIME T EQUALS MINUS INFINITY — A long time ago; for as long as anyone can remember; at the time that some particular frob was first …
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SCRAM SWITCH — < jargon > (From the nuclear power industry) An emergency power-off switch (see Big Red Switch ), especially one positioned …
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SALT — A tiny bit of near-random data inserted where too much regularity would be undesirable; a data frob (sense 1). For …
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MOBY
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GRONK — /gronk/ Popularised by Johnny Hart's comic strip "B.C." but the word apparently predates that. 1. To clear the state of …
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GOLF BALL PRINTER — < printer > The IBM 2741, a slow but letter-quality printing device and terminal based on the IBM Selectric typewriter. …
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FROBNITZ — /frob'nits/, plural "frobnitzem" /frob'nit-zm/ or "frobni" /frob'ni:/ (TMRC) An unspecified physical object, a widget. Also refers to electronic black boxes …
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FROBNICATE
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DIDDLE — 1. To work with or modify in a not particularly serious manner. "I diddled a copy of ADVENT so it …
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BLIVET — /bliv'*t/ [allegedly from a World War II military term meaning "ten pounds of manure in a five-pound bag"] 1. An …
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TMRC — /tmerk'/ The Tech Model Railroad Club at MIT , one of the wellsprings of hacker culture. The 1959 "Dictionary of …
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COME FROM — < programming > A semi-mythical language construct dual to the "go to"; "COME FROM" would cause the referenced label to …
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SPLAT — 1. Name used in many places (DEC, IBM, and others) for the asterisk ( * ) character (ASCII 0101010). This …
Jargon File English vocabulary
SINCE TIME T EQUALS MINUS INFINITY — A long time ago; for as long as anyone can remember; at the time that some particular frob was first …
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SCRAM SWITCH — [from the nuclear power industry] An emergency-power-off switch (see Big Red Switch ), esp. one positioned to be easily hit …
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SALT — A tiny bit of near-random data inserted where too much regularity would be undesirable; a data frob (sense 1). For …
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GRONK — [popularized by Johnny Hart's comic strip "B.C." but the word apparently predates that] 1. To clear the state of a …
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GOLF-BALL PRINTER — The IBM 2741, a slow but letter-quality printing device and terminal based on the IBM Selectric typewriter. The `golf ball' …
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FROBNICATE
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DIDDLE — 1. vt. To work with or modify in a not particularly serious manner. "I diddled a copy of ADVENT so …
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CRUFTY — [very common; origin unknown; poss. from `crusty' or `cruddy'] 1. Poorly built, possibly over-complex. The canonical example is "This is …
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BLIVET — [allegedly from a World War II military term meaning "ten pounds of manure in a five-pound bag"] 1. An intractable …
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