remote

The definition of remote is something that is far away in place or time or a place that is located away from the populated areas.

(adjective)

Remote is a device used to control the TV or other electronic equipment.

(noun)

An example of remote is the controller that comes with your cable box.

See remote in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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

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

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See remote in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective re·mot·er, re·mot·est

a. Located far away; distant in space.
b. Hidden away; secluded: a remote hamlet.
Distant in time: the remote past.
Faint; slight: a remote possibility; had not the remotest interest.
Far removed in connection or relevance: a cause remote from everyday concerns.
Distantly related by blood or marriage: a remote cousin.
Distant in manner; aloof.
Operating or controlled from a distance: remote sensors.
Computer Science Located at a distance from another computer that is accessible by cables or other communications links: a remote terminal.