remote

English

Etymology

From Middle English remote, from Old French remot, masculine, remote, feminine, from Latin remotus, past participle of removere (“to remove”), from re- + movere (“to move”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): , ,
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• Rhymes: -əʊt

Adjective

remote (comparative more remote or remoter, superlative most remote or remotest)

1. At a distance; disconnected.

   A remote operator may control the vehicle with a wireless handset.

   remote workers

2. Distant or otherwise inaccessible.

   After his fall from the emperor's favor, the general was posted to a remote outpost.

3. (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.

   They have a very remote chance of winning.

   You have a remote resemblance to my grandmother.

4. Emotionally detached.

   After her mother's death, my friend grew remote for a time while she dealt with her grief.

Synonyms

• (at a distance): disconnected, hands-free, wireless
• (distant or otherwise inaccessible): far, hidden, outlying; see also Thesaurus:distant
• (slight): faint
• (emotionally detached): aloof, dispassionate, distant, removed, withdrawn

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of "at a distance"): attached, connected, contiguous, direct; presential
• (antonym(s) of "distant or otherwise inaccessible"): close, near, proximate; see also Thesaurus:near
• (antonym(s) of "slight"): considerable, great, reasonable, sure
• (antonym(s) of "emotionally detached"): companionable, intimate, involved, passionate

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Translations

Noun

remote (plural remotes)

1. Ellipsis of remote control.

   I hate it when my uncle comes over to visit; he always sits in the best chair and hogs the remote.

2. (broadcasting) An element of broadcast programming originating away from the station's or show's control room.
3. (computing) A source control repository hosted on a remote machine, rather than locally.

Synonyms

• (remote control): buttons, clicker, zapper

Translations

Verb

remote (third-person singular simple present remotes, present participle remoting, simple past and past participle remoted)

1. (computing) To connect to a computer from a remote location.
   • 2010, Bill English, Microsoft Sharepoint 2010: Administrator's Companion:

     These requirements are applicable whether you are remoting into a server or locally executing SharePoint cmdlets.

Further reading

• “remote”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “remote”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “remote”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• -ometer, emoter, meteor, ometer

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈmɔ.te/
• Rhymes: -ɔte
• Hyphenation: re‧mò‧te

Adjective

remote f pl

1. feminine plural of remoto

Anagrams

• temerò, temore

Latin

Adjective

remōte

1. vocative masculine singular of remōtus

References

• “remote”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “remote”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• remote in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.