frobnitz
/
frob '
nits /,
plural "
frobnitzem " /
frob '
nit -
zm /
or "
frobni "
/
frob '
ni :/ (
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 .
Pete Samson ,
compiler of the original {
TMRC }
lexicon ,
adds ,
q
"
Under the TMRC (
railway )
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 .
[{
Jargon File }]
(
1994 -
12 -
16 )
frobnitz : /
frob ´
nits /,
pl .,
frobnitzem , /
frob ´
nit ·
zm /,
frob
ni , /
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 .
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