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remote
adj. distant, located far away; secluded, isolated; distant in time or relation; aloof, standoffish; operated by remote control; slight, unlikely


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Remote
Remote may refer to:a remote control, commonly known as a remotea remote broadcast, commonly known in broadcasting as a remote or live remoteremote accessremote desktopIn computer science and networking, remote is used as the opposite of local, meaning a resource which can only be accessed via a networkremoteness, 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 EarthRemote (manga), a MangaRemote (Hue & Cry), a 1988 album by Hue & CryRemote (P.A.L.)'', an album by P.A.LRemote (film), a 1993 movieRemote (band), ambient chillout band
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Remote (manga)
is a mystery manga created by Seimaru Amagi and illustrated by Tetsuya Koshiba, published in the United States by Tokyopop. Despite the story being somehow violent and dark, the characters are depicted in a pretty shōnen style, with lots of fanservice from the female protagonist. In Japan, a popular TV drama was based on its story.
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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


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remoto
adj. remote, distant, back, early, outlying, sequestered

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
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.
  

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