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noun

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

verb

• To connect to a computer from a remote location.

adjective

• At a distance; disconnected.

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

• Distant or otherwise inaccessible.

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

• (especially with respect to likelihood) Slight.

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

• Emotionally detached.

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

noun

• 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.

  Example: The bomb was detonated by remote control.