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Bob

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See also: bob, BOB, bób, and böb

English

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Etymology

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Probably from a medieval hypocorism of Rob.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) enPR: bŏb, IPA(key): /bɒb/
  • Rhymes: -ɒb
  • (US) enPR: bäb, bôb, IPA(key): /bɑb/, /bɔb/
  • Audio (UK):(file)

Proper noun

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Bob

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Robert.
  2. (cryptography, physics) The person or system receiving a message or signal from a source conventionally known as Alice.
    Synonym: Party B
    Coordinate terms: Alice, Eve, Mallory, Peggy, Victor
    • 2003, Matt Bishop, Computer Security: Art and Science, Addison-Wesley Professional, →ISBN, page 247:
      The key that Alice and Bob are to share cannot be transmitted in the clear. Either it must be enciphered when sent, or Alice and Bob must derive it without an exhange of data from which the key can be derived.

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Noun

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Bob (plural Bobs)

  1. A generic male person. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Bob.

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Bob m

  1. a male given name, Bob

French

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Bob m

  1. a male given name from English

German

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Bob m (proper noun, strong, genitive Bobs or (with an article) Bob)

  1. a male given name from English

Italian

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Bob m

  1. a male given name from English

Portuguese

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Bob m

  1. (cryptography) Bob (person or system receiving a message)
  2. a male given name from English

Romanian

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Etymology 1

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From bob.

Proper noun

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Bob m (genitive/dative lui Bob)

  1. a surname

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English Bob.

Proper noun

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Bob m (genitive/dative lui Bob)

  1. a male given name from English

Spanish

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Bob m

  1. a male given name from English

Turkish

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Bob

  1. a male given name from English