You are correct....Key FOB has been around for a long time - referring to
the little "thingy's" people hang from their keychains. However, Chrysler
(in the infinite wisdom) uses the F.O.B. acronym for just that - Finger
Operated Buttons. (Yes, it's in the training manual as well.)
- Bernd
> On Dec 17, 2007 12:15 PM, Bernd D. Ratsch <bernd@dodgetrucks.org> wrote:
>>
>> 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:
>> >
>> > jon@dakota-truck.net wrote:
>> >
>> >> "Jamie Calder" <JCalder3@cfl.rr.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>> BTW..what does FOB stand for (this ought to be good)?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> 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".
>> >>
>> >
>> > .....
>> >
>> >
>> > words fail me
>> >
>>
>> Apparently, they did not fail Jon...
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