Bob

See also: bob, BOB, bób, and böb

English

Etymology

Probably from a medieval hypocorism of Rob.

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (UK)

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Proper noun

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.
   • 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.

Synonyms

• Party B (placeholder)

Translations

diminutive of Robert

• Esperanto: Robĉjo
• Portuguese: Beto m
• Russian: Боб (ru) m (Bob)

• Spanish: Beto (es) m
• Welsh: Bob m

person or system receiving a message

• Finnish: Bob (fi)

• Portuguese: Bob m

Noun

Bob (plural Bobs)

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

Synonyms

• Jack (generic male)

Derived terms

• Bob's your uncle

See also

• Alice

Further reading

• Alice and Bob on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• obb

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English Bob.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔp/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: Bob
• Rhymes: -ɔp

Proper noun

Bob m

1. A male given name, Bob

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Bob m

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

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Romanian

Etymology

From bob.

Proper noun

Bob m (genitive/dative lui Bob)

1. a surname.