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access fob

An access fob is a small electronic device used like a key to open a building entrance or another controlled entry.

In plain English

It is a small electronic item carried for entry. It serves the same basic purpose as a key, opening a building entrance or another controlled entry point.

In context

Here, "access fob" names the small electronic item the tenant will receive to use like a key for the building entrance or another controlled entry.

Situation
Signing leases, communicating with property managers, and tracking tenancy administration
What it communicates
names an access item the tenant will receive for the building

Meaning limits

The term alone does not show which particular controlled entries it will open.

Examples

“At the loading-bay gate, the driver used an access fob rather than a metal key.”

Core meaning

“When the tenant signs the lease, the manager gives the tenant an access fob for the building entrance.”

In context