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Fob 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
- A small electronic security token
Watch fob, a medallion or ornament attached to a pocket watch to assist in handling

FOB or F.O.B. as an acronym or abbreviation can also mean:

Fall Out Boy
Fecal occult blood, blood present in the feces that is not visibly apparent
Federal Office Building, any office building owned or occupied by the US Government
Fixed odds betting terminal, an electromechanical gambling machine
FOB (play), a 1981 David Henry Hwang play
FOB (shipping), for either Free on Board or Freight On Board, terms used in commercial shipping
Follow-on biologics, a term used to describe generic biologics
Forward Operating Base, any secured forward position that is used to support tactical operations
Fractional Orbital Bombardment, a method of nuclear weapons delivery
Fresh off the boat, a slang phrase for people of foreign nationality
"Free on Bail", judicial slang froma the 1880s.^{[citation needed]}
"Front of Board", a reference to the position of placed or sometimes hidden microphones within the audience used to record live concerts (see at Grateful Dead#Tapers).
Jargon used within the Australian Tax Office to refer to a tax return filed when the taxpayer has been declared bankrupt.

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 *[[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
-**"Fob" is thus sometimes used for various small electronic [[security token]] devices
+**A small electronic [[security token]]
 *[[Watch fob]], a medallion or ornament attached to a pocket watch to assist in handling
-'''FOB''' or '''F.O.B.''' as an acronym can also mean:
+'''FOB''' or '''F.O.B.''' as an acronym or abbreviation can also mean:
 * [[Fall Out Boy]]
 * [[Fecal occult blood]], blood present in the feces that is not visibly apparent
 * [[Federal Office Building]], any office building owned or occupied by the [[US Government]]
-* [[Fixed odds betting terminal]], an electronic gambling machine
+* [[Fixed odds betting terminal]], an electromechanical gambling machine
+* [[FOB (play)]], a 1981 David Henry Hwang play
+* [[FOB (shipping)]], for either '''Free on Board''' or '''Freight On Board''', terms used in commercial shipping
 * [[Follow-on biologics]], a term used to describe generic biologics
 * [[Forward Operating Base]], any secured forward position that is used to support tactical operations
 * [[Fractional Orbital Bombardment]], a method of nuclear weapons delivery
-* [[FOB (shipping)]], for either '''Free on Board''' or '''Freight On Board''', terms used in commercial shipping
 * [[Fresh off the boat]], a slang phrase for people of foreign nationality
+* "Free on Bail", judicial slang froma the 1880s.{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}}
-** [[FOB (play)|''FOB'' (play)]], a 1981 David Henry Hwang play
-* "Front of Board", reference to the position of placed or sometimes hidden microphone]s within the audience used to record live concerts (see the [[Grateful Dead#Tapers|Tapers]] section of the [[Grateful Dead]] article).
+* "Front of Board", a reference to the position of placed or sometimes hidden microphones within the audience used to record live concerts (see at [[Grateful Dead#Tapers]]).
-* FOB is also a reference with the [[Australian Tax Office]] (ATO) as an internal slang term.  It refers to filing a tax return when the taxpayer has been declared bankrupt within that financial year. It may also be used in further taxation offices around the world or within government bankruptcy agencies.
+* Jargon used within the [[Australian Tax Office]] to refer to a tax return filed when the taxpayer has been declared bankrupt.
-* "Free on Bail", judicial slang c.1880.{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}}
 ==See also==