frob
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Noun
- {{lb|en|MIT|slang}} Any small [[device]] or [[object]] (usually [[hand]]-[[sized]]) which can be [[manipulated]].
Verb
- {{lb|en|computing|slang|rare|transitive}} To [[manipulate]] in some ill-defined way; to [[tweak]] or [[mess about]] with.
- {{lb|en|Silicon Valley|slang}} To perform a task that is clear to the speaker but too complex or tedious to be explained, so that outside help is not helpful.
- {{lb|en|programming|[[Linux]]|Gnu C}} To transform and obscure in a trivial fashion with memfrob(3).
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