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remote

[ɹəˈməʊt]

noun

Meaning

  • An element of broadcast programming originating away from the station's or show's control room.

Synonyms

clicker

verb

Meaning

  • To connect to a computer from a remote location.

adjective

Meaning

  • At a distance; disconnected.

    "A remote operator may control the vehicle with a wireless handset."

  • Distant or otherwise inaccessible.

    "After his fall from the emperor's favor, the general was posted to a remote outpost."

  • (especially with respect to likelihood) Slight.

    "There was only a remote possibility that we would be rescued as we were far outside of the regular shipping lanes."

  • Emotionally detached.

    "After her mother's death, my friend grew remote for a time while she dealt with her grief."

Synonyms

disconnected,
hands-free,
wireless,
far,
hidden,
outlying,
aloof,
dispassionate,
distant,
removed,
withdrawn,
faint

noun

Meaning

  • A device used to operate an appliance (such as a television), vehicle or mechanical toy from a short distance away.

  • A means of doing something from a distance.

    "The bomb was detonated by remote control."

Synonyms

clicker,
remote,
zapper