"key fob" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: key fobs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} key fob (plural key fobs)
  1. An item carried on a key ring either as decoration or for security. Synonyms: keyfob Translations (item carried on a key ring): бірулька (birulʹka) [feminine] (Belarusian), sleutelhanger [masculine] (Dutch), avaimenperä (Finnish), Schlüsselanhänger [masculine] (German), μπρελόκ (brelók) [neuter] (Greek), gantungan kunci (Indonesian), siogairlín eochrach [masculine] (Irish), brelok [masculine] (Polish), breloc (Romanian), брело́к (brelók) [masculine] (Russian), nyckelring (Swedish), móc chìa khoá (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-key_fob-en-noun-2yHLiyBj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 30 29 Disambiguation of 'item carried on a key ring': 87 7 7
  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.
    Sense id: en-key_fob-en-noun-Ow29nEjG
  3. An active wireless electronic device that controls access to buildings or vehicles, such as a remote control for a car door lock. Translations (active device that controls access): (kauko-ohjattava) autonavain (Finnish), (elektronischer) Autoschlüssel [masculine] (German), Funkschlüssel (German), брело́к (brelók) [masculine] (Russian) Translations (passive device that controls access): (elektroninen) avaimenperä (Finnish), avaimenperätunnistin (Finnish), RFID-avain (Finnish), elektronischer Schlüsselanhänger [masculine] (German), RFID-Schlüsselanhänger [masculine] (German), RFID-Transponder [masculine] (German), közelítőkulcs (Hungarian), брело́к (brelók) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-key_fob-en-noun-U5nqJI2Y Disambiguation of 'active device that controls access': 3 40 58 Disambiguation of 'passive device that controls access': 3 42 55

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