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”).
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.
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You have a remote resemblance to my grandmother.
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Emotionally detached.
After her mother's death, my friend grew remote for a time while she dealt with her grief.
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”).
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Abbreviation, Ellipsis 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.
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Broadcasting, Media An element of broadcast programming originating away from the station's or show's control room.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A source control repository hosted on a remote machine, rather than locally.
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”).
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences To connect to a computer from a remote location.
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to remove (from something or someone)
These requirements are applicable whether you are remoting into a server or locally executing SharePoint cmdlets.2010, Bill English, Microsoft Sharepoint 2010: Administrator's Companion: