Rob or ROB may refer to:

Places

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) Rob is a masculine given name, frequently a shortened version (hypocorism) of Robert and Robin. It may refer to: *Rob Adams (architect) (born 1948), Australian architect and urban designer *Rob Bailey (cricketer) (born 1963), English cricketer * ...

, a given name or nickname, e.g., for Robert(o), Robin/Robyn *

Rob (surname) Rob is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Chris Rob, American musician * Luboš Rob (born 1970), Czech ice hockey player * Luboš Rob (born 1995), Czech ice hockey player, son of Luboš See also *Robb Robb is a surname of Sc ...

* ''Rob.'', taxonomic author abbreviation for

William Robinson (gardener) William Robinson (5 July 1838 – 17 May 1935) was an Irish practical gardener and journalist whose ideas about wild gardening spurred the movement that led to the popularising of the English cottage garden, a parallel to the search for hone ...

(1838–1935), Irish practical gardener and journalist

Fictional characters

* Rob, a character from the Cartoon Network series ''

The Amazing World of Gumball ''The Amazing World of Gumball'' is an animated sitcom created by Ben Bocquelet for Cartoon Network. The series concerns the lives of 12-year-old Gumball Watterson, an anthropomorphic blue cat, and adoptive goldfish brother Darwin, who attend ...

'' * 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. R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddy) is a toy robot accessory for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). It was launched in July 1985 as the in Japan, and October 1985 as R.O.B. in North America. Its short lifespan yielded only two games in the ...

, an accessory for the Nintendo Entertainment System

Reports

* ''

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

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

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 Tae is a language spoken in Tana Luwu (Land of Luwu). It is an Austronesian language of Sulawesi, Indonesia, and one of the languages of the ten tribes that inhabit Tana Luwu, South Sulawesi. The Tae language is used by most of the inhabitants o ...

(ISO 639 code rob)