remote
adj.
distant, located far away; secluded, isolated; distant in time or relation; aloof, standoffish; operated by remote control; slight, unlikely
Remote
Remote may refer to:a
remote control, commonly known as a remotea
remote broadcast, commonly known in broadcasting as a remote or live remote
remote accessremote desktopIn
computer science and
networking, remote is used as the opposite of local, meaning a resource which can only be accessed via a network
remoteness, the legal concept of how remotely possible a consequence is (or should have been foreseen to be)See
extreme points of the world for a list of most remote points on Earth
Remote (manga), a
MangaRemote (Hue & Cry), a 1988 album by
Hue & CryRemote (P.A.L.)'', an album by P.A.L
Remote (film), a 1993 movie
Remote (band), ambient chillout band
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remote
Noun
1. a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance; "he lost the remote for his TV"
(synonym) remote control
(hypernym) device
(part-holonym) remote-control bomb
Adjective
1. far distant in space; "distant lands"; "remote stars"; "a remote outpost of civilization"; "a hideaway far removed from towns and cities"
(synonym) distant, removed
(similar) far
2. very unlikely; "an outside chance"; "a remote possibility"; "a remote contingency"
(synonym) outside
(similar) unlikely
3. far distant in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or future"; "a civilization ten centuries removed from modern times"
(synonym) distant, removed
(similar) far
4. inaccessible and sparsely populated
(synonym) backwoods(a), outback(a)
(similar) inaccessible, unaccessible
5. far apart in nature; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics"
(synonym) removed(p)
(similar) distant
remoto
adj.
remote, distant, back, early, outlying, sequestered
Remote
(superl.)
Separated by intervals greater than usual.
(superl.)
Separate; abstracted.
(superl.)
Removed to a distance; not near; far away; distant; -- said in respect to time or to place; as, remote ages; remote lands.
(superl.)
Not proximate or acting directly; primary; distant.
(superl.)
Not obvious or sriking; as, a remote resemblance.
(superl.)
Not nearly related; not close; as, a remote connection or consanguinity.
(superl.)
Not agreeing; alien; foreign.
(superl.)
Hence, removed; not agreeing, according, or being related; -- in various figurative uses.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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