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key fob en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. An item carried on a key ring either as decoration or for security.
2. A passive wireless electronic device that usually uses RFID technology to control access to buildings, containers, computers, etc. by being placed near a detector.
3. An active wireless electronic device that controls access to buildings or vehicles, such as a remote control for a car door lock.
   • She finds her key fob and unlocks the doors. 2020, N. K. Jemisin, The City We Became, Orbit, page 416:

Forms

Translations (35)

tr anahtarlık (item carried on a key ring) · de Funkschlüssel (active device that controls access) · cmn 感應卡 /感应卡 (passive device that controls access) · sv nyckelring (item carried on a key ring) · fi avaimenperä (item carried on a key ring) · pl brelok (passive device that controls access) · es llavín automotriz con control remoto (active device that controls access) · fi RFID-avain (passive device that controls access) · el μπρελόκ (item carried on a key ring) · pl brelok (active device that controls access) · fi (kauko-ohjattava) autonavain (active device that controls access) · es control remoto automotor con llavín (active device that controls access) · cmn 電子鑰匙 /电子钥匙 (active device that controls access) · nl sleutelhanger (item carried on a key ring) · ru брело́к (item carried on a key ring) · id gantungan kunci (item carried on a key ring) · fi (elektroninen) avaimenperä (passive device that controls access) · hu közelítőkulcs (passive device that controls access) · fr badge (passive device that controls access) · cmn 鑰匙圈掛飾 /钥匙圈挂饰 (item carried on a key ring) · ro breloc (item carried on a key ring) · pl brelok (item carried on a key ring) · ru брело́к (active device that controls access) · de RFID-Transponder (passive device that controls access) · ru брело́к (passive device that controls access) · fr bip (passive device that controls access) · fi avaimenperätunnistin (passive device that controls access) · de Schlüsselanhänger (item carried on a key ring) · be бірулька (item carried on a key ring) · de elektronischer Schlüsselanhänger (passive device that controls access) · ga siogairlín eochrach (item carried on a key ring) · de RFID-Schlüsselanhänger (passive device that controls access) · de (elektronischer) Autoschlüssel (active device that controls access) · vi móc chìa khoá (item carried on a key ring) · cmn 遙控鑰匙 /遥控钥匙 (active device that controls access)