remote.
At a distance; disconnected.
Meaning & usage
At a distance; disconnected.
A remote operator may control the vehicle with a wireless handset.
remote workers
Distant or otherwise inaccessible.
After his fall from the emperor's favor, the general was posted to a remote outpost.
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.
Emotionally detached.
After her mother's death, my friend grew remote for a time while she dealt with her grief.
Where this word comes from
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”).
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.
An element of broadcast programming originating away from the station's or show's control room.
A source control repository hosted on a remote machine, rather than locally.
Where this word comes from
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”).
To connect to a computer from a remote location.
to remove (from something or someone)
Where this word comes from
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”).
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