Meaning

(MIT, slang) Any small device or object (usually hand-sized) which can be manipulated..

Definitions by Sense

1. (MIT, slang) Any small device or object (usually hand-sized) which can be manipulated.
2. (computing, slang, rare, transitive) To manipulate in some ill-defined way; to tweak or mess about with.
3. (Silicon Valley, slang) To perform a task that is clear to the speaker but too complex or tedious to be explained, so that outside help is not helpful.
4. (programming, Linux, Gnu C) To transform and obscure in a trivial fashion with memfrob(3).

Example Sentences

Hand me that frob there, will you?

I sketched about 30 different versions, then scanned them in and played around until I got it right, then frobbed it with Photoshop.

Why don't you go get lunch? I need to frob with this thing for about 30 minutes and then we'll be good to go.

Word Forms

• frobs
• frobbing
• frobbed

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When Should You Use Frob?

Use frob when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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