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FROBNITZ, pl. FROBNITZEM (frob'nitsm) n. 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, FROBULE, and FROBNODULE. Starting perhaps in 1979,
FROBBOZ (fruh-bahz'), pl. FROBBOTZIM, has also become very popular,
largely due to its exposure via the Adventure spin-off called Zork
(Dungeon). These can also be applied to non-physical objects, such as
data structures.