adjective remoter -·mot′er, remotest -·mot′·est

1. distant in space; far off; far away
2. far off and hidden away; secluded
3. far off in (past or future) time a remote ancestor
4. distant in connection, relation, bearing, or the like a question remote from the subject
5. distantly related by blood or marriage a remote cousin
6. distant in human relations; aloof remote and cold in his manner
7. slight; faint a remote chance
8. not immediate or primary; far removed in influence the remote causes
9. Comput. of or by means of a terminal, etc. located some distance away from the computer and therefore requiring a communication line

Etymology: ME < L remotus, pp. of removere, to remove

noun

1. Radio, TV a usually live broadcast originating outside a studio
2. remote control (sense )