Frob

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.NounAny small device or object (usually hand-sized) which can be manipulated.

"Hand me that frob there, will you?"

2.VerbTo manipulate in some ill-defined way; to tweak or mess about with.

3.VerbTo perform a task that is clear to the speaker but too complex or tedious to be explained, so that outside help is not helpful.

"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."

4.VerbTo transform and obscure in a trivial fashion with memfrob(3).

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