Usually means: Adjust or manipulate with tool.
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  2. frob: Wiktionary
  3. frob: Dictionary.com
  4. Frob: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Computing (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. frob: Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
  2. frob: Encyclopedia

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  1. FROB: Acronym Finder

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  1. Frob: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (frob)

noun:  (MIT, slang) Any small device or object (usually hand-sized) which can be manipulated.
verb:  (computing, slang, rare, transitive) To manipulate in some ill-defined way; to tweak or mess about with.
verb:  (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.
verb:  (programming, Linux, Gnu C) To transform and obscure in a trivial fashion with memfrob(3).

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