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Added 8 October 2026

remote

/ɹəˈməʊt̞/ adjective

In Latin: remōtus, reductus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about remote at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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

noun

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.

verb

To connect to a computer from a remote location.
to remove (from something or someone)

Origin

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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