Remote

English Meaning

Removed to a distance; not near; far away; distant; -- said in respect to time or to place; as, remote ages; remote lands.

1. Located far away; distant in space.
2. Hidden away; secluded: a remote hamlet.
3. Distant in time: the remote past.
4. Faint; slight: a remote possibility; had not the remotest interest.
5. Far removed in connection or relevance: a cause remote from everyday concerns.
6. Distantly related by blood or marriage: a remote cousin.
7. Distant in manner; aloof.
8. Operating or controlled from a distance: remote sensors.
9. Computer Science Located at a distance from another computer that is accessible by cables or other communications links: a remote terminal.
10. A radio or television broadcast originating from a point outside a studio.
11. A remote control device.