On Dec 17, 2007 12:15 PM, Bernd D. Ratsch <bernd@dodgetrucks.org> wrote:
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> It stands for: "Finger Operated Buttons" - That's as per Chrysler.
I may be mistaken, but I think the term "keyfob" has been around since
before car remotes, usually referring to non-key dangly things hanging
off one's keychain.
The acronym as Chrysler defines it sounds like it refers to the
buttons themselves, not the whole device/object; sounds like they came
up with an answer just for people asking this question.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barry Oliver [mailto:barrysuperhawk@insightbb.com]
> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 10:46 AM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: Re: DML: RE: Re:VIN/key programming
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> Terrible Tom wrote:
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> > jon@dakota-truck.net wrote:
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> >> "Jamie Calder" <JCalder3@cfl.rr.com> wrote:
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> >>> BTW..what does FOB stand for (this ought to be good)?
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> >> Nothing, in the sense that its not an acronym ("F.O.B."); rather,
> >> the word "fob" as it applies here basically comes from the old English
> >> definition of "fob", which was a term referring to a person who is a
> >> cheat, or sneaky/secretive. In those times, it was common for men to
> >> have a small, hidden pocket sewn into the waistband of their pants
> >> which was used to hide valuables. This pocket itself became known as
> >> a "fob" for the same reason (it was sneaky/deceptive). Because the
> >> pocket was so small and/or deep, it was usually necessary to attach a
> >> chain or tie a ribbon to any item you were storing in there in order
> >> to be able to pull it out without taking your pants off and shaking
> >> them upside down. :-) The word "fob" came to refer to those chains
> >> or ribbons. The most common example of this is the term "watch fob",
> >> since a pocket watch was a valuable item and a very common thing to
> >> store in such a pocket. That definition of "fob" eventually evolved
> >> into the current practice of calling most anything that hangs on a
> >> chain (especially a key chain or key ring) a "fob".
> >>
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> > .....
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> >
> > words fail me
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> Apparently, they did not fail Jon...
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