Jargon 2.0

frob (n.)

“Frob” has typically been used to refer to any small device or object (usually hand-sized) which can be manipulated, or frobbed. Its origins are nearly ancient in Internet terms, all the way back to the 1960s. It reportedly derived from college railroad clubs and then moved into the hacker lexicon. There’s a derivative term “forbnitz”: an unspecified physical object, a widget. Also refers to electronic black boxes. This rare form is usually abbreviated to “frotz”, or more commonly to frob. Also used are “frobnule” and “frobule.”

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