"key fob" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: key fobs [plural]
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  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)
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  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.
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  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)
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "brelók",
      "sense": "active device that controls access",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "брело́к"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "key fob"
  ],
  "word": "key fob"
}

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