FOB

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
- "Fob" is thus sometimes used for various small electronic security token devices
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:

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
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
- FOB (play), a 1981 David Henry Hwang play
"Front of Board"", reference to the position of placed or sometimes hidden microphones within the audience used to record live concerts (see the Tapers section of the Grateful Dead article).
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.
"Free on Bail", judicial slang c.1880.^{[citation needed]}

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