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Places

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Rob, Velike Lašče Rob () is a settlement in the Municipality of Velike Lašče in Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region. Name Rob was attested in historical sources as ...
, a settlement in Slovenia *
Roberts International Airport Roberts International Airport , informally also known as ''Robertsfield'', is an international airport in the West African nation of Liberia. Located near the town of Harbel in Margibi County, the single runway airport is about outside of t ...
(IATA code ROB), in Monrovia, Liberia


People

* Rob (given name), a given name or nickname, e.g., for Robert(o), Robin/Robyn * Rob (surname) * ''Rob.'', taxonomic author abbreviation for William Robinson (gardener) (1838–1935), Irish practical gardener and journalist


Fictional characters

* Rob, a character from the Cartoon Network series '' The Amazing World of Gumball'' * ROB 64, a character in the ''Star Fox'' video game series


Arts, entertainment, and media


Gaming

* '' Castlevania: Rondo of Blood'', a 1993 video game nicknamed ''Castlevania: ROB'' * R.O.B., an accessory for the Nintendo Entertainment System


Reports

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ISM Report On Business The ISM ''Report On Business'' (ROB), also known as the ISM Report, is the collective name for two monthly reports, the Manufacturing ISM ''Report On Business'' and the Non-Manufacturing ISM ''Report On Business'', published by Institute for Supp ...
'' (informally, "The R.O.B."), an economic report issued by the Institute for Supply Management * ''
Report on Business ''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it f ...
'', or "ROB", a section of the ''Globe and Mail'' newspaper


Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Rob Riley'' (comic strip), a British comic strip named after its titular character * ''Rob'' (TV series), an American comedy show * '' ''Rob the Robot'' (TV series), a TV series named after its titular character


Science and technology

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Re-order buffer A re-order buffer (ROB) is a hardware unit used in an extension to the Tomasulo algorithm to support out-of-order and speculative instruction execution. The extension forces instructions to be committed in-order. The buffer is a circular buffer ...
, or ROB, used for out-of-order execution in microprocessors *
Robertsonian translocation Robertsonian translocation (ROB) is a chromosomal abnormality wherein a certain type of a chromosome becomes attached to another. It is the most common form of chromosomal translocation in humans, affecting 1 out of every 1,000 babies born. It doe ...
, or ROB, a form of chromosomal rearrangement


Other uses

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Rob (dog) Rob (1939 – 18 January 1952) was a Collie dog who in February 1945 was awarded the Dickin Medal, considered to be the animals' Victoria Cross. He was alleged to have made over 20 parachute descents during the North African Campaign, serving wi ...
(1939–1952), a dog awarded the Dickin Medal * Rob, the verb for
robbery Robbery is the crime of taking or attempting to take anything of value by force, threat of force, or by use of fear. According to common law, robbery is defined as taking the property of another, with the intent to permanently deprive the perso ...
* Taeʼ language (ISO 639 code rob)


See also

* * * * Rob Roy (disambiguation) * Robb (disambiguation) {{disambiguation