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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  frob
       
          /frob/ 1.  [MIT] The TMRC definition was "FROB = a
          protruding arm or trunnion"; by metaphoric extension, a "frob"
          is any random small thing; an object that you can comfortably
          hold in one hand; something you can frob (sense 2).  See
          frobnitz.
       
          2. Abbreviated form of frobnicate.
       
          3. [{MUD] A command on some MUDs that changes a player's
          experience level (this can be used to make wizards); also, to
          request wizard privileges on the "professional courtesy"
          grounds that one is a wizard elsewhere.  The command is
          actually "frobnicate" but is universally abbreviated to the
          shorter form.
       
          [{Jargon File]

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) : [ jargon ]


  frob /frob/ 1. n. [MIT; very common] The TMRC definition was "FROB =
     a protruding arm or trunnion"; by metaphoric extension, a `frob' is any
     random small thing; an object that you can comfortably hold in one hand;
     something you can frob (sense 2). See frobnitz. 2. vt. Abbreviated
     form of frobnicate. 3. [from the MUD world] A command on some MUDs
     that changes a player's experience level (this can be used to make
     wizards); also, to request wizard privileges on the `professional
     courtesy' grounds that one is a wizard elsewhere. The command is
     actually `frobnicate' but is universally abbreviated to the shorter
     form.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  frob
     n.
     (lb en MIT) Any small device or object (usually hand-sized) which can
  be manipulated.
     vb.
     (lb en computing slang rare transitive) To manipulate in some
  ill-defined way; to tweak or mess about with.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  frob
     n.
     (lb en MIT) Any small device or object (usually hand-sized) which can
  be manipulated.
     vb.
     (lb en computing slang rare transitive) To manipulate in some
  ill-defined way; to tweak or mess about with.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  frob
     n.
     (lb en MIT) Any small device or object (usually hand-sized) which can
  be manipulated.
     vb.
     (lb en computing slang rare transitive) To manipulate in some
  ill-defined way; to tweak or mess about with.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  frob
     n.
     (lb en MIT) Any small device or object (usually hand-sized) which can
  be manipulated.
     vb.
     (lb en computing slang rare transitive) To manipulate in some
  ill-defined way; to tweak or mess about with.

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