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remote
An element of broadcast programming originating away from the station's or show's control room.
To connect to a computer from a remote location.
At a distance; disconnected.
"A remote operator may control the vehicle with a wireless handset."
Distant or otherwise inaccessible.
"After his fall from the emperor's favor, the general was posted to a remote outpost."
(especially with respect to likelihood) Slight.
"There was only a remote possibility that we would be rescued as we were far outside of the regular shipping lanes."
A device used to operate an appliance (such as a television), vehicle or mechanical toy from a short distance away.
A means of doing something from a distance.
"The bomb was detonated by remote control."
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