FROBNITZ

Domain	Definition
Computing	Frobnitz /frob'nits/, pl. `frobnitzem' /frob'nit-zm/ or `frobni' /frob'ni:/ n. [TMRC] An unspecified physical object, a widget. Also refers to electronic black boxes. This rare form is usually abbreviated to `frotz', or more commonly to frob. Also used are `frobnule' (/frob'n[y]ool/) and `frobule' (/frob'yool/). Starting perhaps in 1979, `frobozz' /fr-boz'/ (plural: `frobbotzim' /fr-bot'zm/) has also become very popular, largely through its exposure as a name via Zork. These variants can also be applied to nonphysical objects, such as data structures. For related amusement, see the Encyclopedia Frobozzica (http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node=Encyclopedia%20Frobozzica&lastnode_id=585787). Pete Samson, compiler of the original TMRC lexicon, adds, "Under the TMRC [railroad] layout were many storage boxes, managed (in 1958) by David R. Sawyer. Several had fanciful designations written on them, such as `Frobnitz Coil Oil'. Perhaps DRS intended Frobnitz to be a proper name, but the name was quickly taken for the thing". This was almost certainly the origin of the term. Source: Jargon File.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: FROBNITZ

Anagrams: FROBNITZ

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "b-f-i-n-o-r-t-z"
	-2 letters: forint.
	-3 letters: biont, bortz, fritz, front, intro, nitro, orbit, robin.
	-4 letters: bint, born, bort, brin, brio, brit, fino, firn, foin, font, forb, fort, frit, friz, info, inro, into, iron, noir, nori, obit, rift, riot, ritz, roti, tiro, tori, torn, trio, zori.
	-5 letters: bin, bio, bit, biz, bot, bro, fib, fin, fir, fit, fiz, fob.
	Words containing the letters "b-f-i-n-o-r-t-z"
	+4 letters: fiberization.
	+5 letters: fiberizations.
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