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Originally Posted by WelmoedJ
I'm not an English mother tongue Volvo owner.
I stumbled across this thread while looking for answers on a problem I have.
Now I'm puzzled with the word "fob".
From the tekst I guess it's the remote (for locking/unlocking the doors).
Any of you guys likes to explain what the characters F O B stand for?
Thanks a lot helping me broaden my knowlegde of non Dutch automotive terms and abbreviations.
Welmoed.
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Originally Posted by themanthatcan
"Fob" is a word many people (including myself) use to describe the key remote, although technically we use it incorrectly as the proper definition of a fob is actually a chain or ring that keys are attached to.
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In the world of technology that we live in today we do actually use the term FOB correctly.
FOB in relation to technology and indeed particularly in the way we use it to describe our Key Remotes actually stands for 'Frequency Operated Button' and is also used to describe a security token. As we press the Button on our remotes it is operated on a Frequency and it in turn Operates the required device/devices (i.e it unlocks the door, doors, windows, starts the car etc...).
HTH,
