remote

noun

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

(computing) A source control repository hosted on a remote machine, rather than locally.

Ellipsis of remote control. [(countable) A device used to operate an appliance (such as a television, vehicle, or mechanical toy) from a short distance away.]

verb

(computing) To connect to a computer from a remote location.

to remove (from something or someone)

adjective

At a distance; disconnected.

Distant or otherwise inaccessible.

(especially with respect to likelihood) Slight.

Emotionally detached.

Roots

moveomot- · Latin · move, mover

Synonyms for remote

distantadj farawayadj outlyingadj isolatedadj secludedadj outsiden faradv removedadj inaccessibleadj unfrequentedadj

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