key fob

See also: keyfob

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• keyfob

Noun

key fob (plural key fobs)

1. An item carried on a key ring either as decoration or for security.
2. A passive wireless electronic device that usually uses RFID technology to control access to buildings, containers, computers, etc. by being placed near a detector.
3. An active wireless electronic device that controls access to buildings or vehicles, such as a remote control for a car door lock.

   Hyponyms: electronic car key, plipper

   • 2020, N. K. Jemisin, The City We Became, Orbit, page 416:

     She finds her key fob and unlocks the doors.

Translations

item carried on a key ring

Belarusian: бірулька f (birulʹka) Burmese: please add this translation if you can Chinese: Mandarin: 鑰匙圈掛飾 / 钥匙圈挂饰 Dutch: sleutelhanger (nl) m Finnish: avaimenperä (fi) German: Schlüsselanhänger (de) m Greek: μπρελόκ (el) n (brelók) Indonesian: gantungan kunci (id) Irish: siogairlín eochrach m Japanese: please add this translation if you can Korean: please add this translation if you can Lao: please add this translation if you can Malay: please add this translation if you can Polish: brelok (pl) m Romanian: breloc (ro) Russian: брело́к (ru) m (brelók) Swedish: nyckelring (sv) Thai: please add this translation if you can Vietnamese: móc chìa khoá (vi)

passive device that controls access

Chinese: Mandarin: 感應卡 / 感应卡 Finnish: (elektroninen) avaimenperä, avaimenperätunnistin, RFID-avain French: badge (fr) m, bip (fr) m German: elektronischer Schlüsselanhänger m, RFID-Schlüsselanhänger m, RFID-Transponder m Hungarian: közelítőkulcs Russian: брело́к (ru) m (brelók)

active device that controls access — see also fob

Chinese: Mandarin: 遙控鑰匙 / 遥控钥匙 (yáokòng yàoshi), 電子鑰匙 / 电子钥匙 (diànzǐ yàoshi) Finnish: (kauko-ohjattava) autonavain German: (elektronischer) Autoschlüssel (de) m, Funkschlüssel Russian: брело́к (ru) m (brelók) Spanish: llavín automotriz con control remoto m, control remoto automotor con llavín m