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remote
noun
a
handheld
device
used
to
control
a
machine
such
as
a
television
or
air-conditioner
from
a
distance
β’
I
can
β
t
find
the
remote
for
the
television
;
it
β
s
probably
under
the
couch
cushions
.
I
can
β
t
find
the
remote
for
the
television
;
it
β
s
probably
under
the
couch
cushions
.
β’
She
pointed
the
remote
at
the
air-conditioner
and
turned
the
temperature
down
.
She
pointed
the
remote
at
the
air-conditioner
and
turned
the
temperature
down
.
Short
for
β
remote
control
,β
first
used
for
television
devices
in
the
1950s
.
adjective
-
remote
,
remoter
,
remotest
far
away
from
towns
,
cities
,
or
other
people
and
places
β’
The
researchers
traveled
to
a
remote
island
to
study
rare
birds
.
The
researchers
traveled
to
a
remote
island
to
study
rare
birds
.
β’
We
got
lost
while
driving
through
the
remote
desert
of
western
Australia
.
We
got
lost
while
driving
through
the
remote
desert
of
western
Australia
.
From
Latin
remotus
,
past
participle
of
removΔre
β
to
remove
,
move
back
β.
adjective
-
remote
,
remoter
,
remotest
very
unlikely
or
having
only
a
small
possibility
of
happening
β’
There
is
only
a
remote
chance
that
the
match
will
be
canceled
.
There
is
only
a
remote
chance
that
the
match
will
be
canceled
.
β’
With
careful
planning
,
the
risk
of
failure
becomes
so
remote
that
no
one
worries
about
it
.
With
careful
planning
,
the
risk
of
failure
becomes
so
remote
that
no
one
worries
about
it
.
Figurative
sense
of
β
small
possibility
β
recorded
since
the
17th
century
,
extending
the
idea
of
physical
distance
to
metaphorical
distance
.
adjective
-
remote
,
remoter
,
remotest
working
,
operating
,
or
happening
away
from
the
usual
place
,
especially
via
the
internet
or
other
electronic
link
β’
Since
the
pandemic
,
many
employees
work
remote
three
days
a
week
.
Since
the
pandemic
,
many
employees
work
remote
three
days
a
week
.
β’
The
technician
connected
to
the
customer
β
s
computer
through
remote
access
software
.
The
technician
connected
to
the
customer
β
s
computer
through
remote
access
software
.
Technological
sense
popularized
in
the
mid-20th
century
with
the
rise
of
telecommunications
and
later
personal
computing
.
adjective
-
remote
,
remoter
,
remotest
not
friendly
or
emotionally
involved
;
distant
in
manner
β’
At
first
,
the
new
manager
appeared
remote
,
speaking
little
to
the
team
.
At
first
,
the
new
manager
appeared
remote
,
speaking
little
to
the
team
.
β’
He
grew
more
remote
after
the
accident
,
spending
most
evenings
alone
.
He
grew
more
remote
after
the
accident
,
spending
most
evenings
alone
.
Emotional
sense
evolved
in
the
late
18th
century
,
comparing
personal
distance
to
physical
remoteness
.
