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Hypernyms (Type of)

  1. device

What Google Knows

In electronics, a remote control is an electronic device used to operate another device from a distance, usually wirelessly. In consumer electronics, a remote control can be used to operate devices such as a television set, DVD player or other digital home media appliance.

Related Definition

  1. remote:

    adj At a distance; disconnected.

    adj Distant or otherwise inaccessible.

    adj (especially with respect to likelihood) Slight.

    adj Emotionally detached.

    n (broadcasting) An element of broadcast programming originating away from the station's or show's control room.

    n (computing) A source control repository hosted on a remote machine, rather than locally.

    v (computing) To connect to a computer from a remote location.

    n Ellipsis of remote control. [(countable) A device used to operate an appliance (such as a television, vehicle, or mechanical toy) from a short distance away.]


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