# remote
## English
### 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”).

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: [ɹɪˈməʊt], [ˌɹiːˈməʊt], [ɹəˈməʊt]
* (US) IPA: [ɹɪˈmoʊt]
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -əʊt

### Adjective

remote (comparative more remote or remoter, superlative most remote or remotest)
* At a distance; disconnected.
    Synonyms: disconnected, hands-free, wireless
    Antonyms: attached, connected, contiguous, direct, presential
    A remote operator may control the vehicle with a wireless handset.
    remote workers
* Distant or otherwise inaccessible.
    Synonyms: far, hidden; see also Thesaurus:distant
    Antonyms: close, near, proximate; see also Thesaurus:near
    After his fall from the emperor's favor, the general was posted to a remote outpost.
* (especially with respect to likelihood) Slight.
    Synonyms: distant, faint, small
    Antonyms: considerable, great, reasonable, sure
    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.
    You have a remote resemblance to my grandmother.
* Emotionally detached.
    Synonyms: aloof, dispassionate, distant, removed, withdrawn; see also Thesaurus:aloof
    Antonyms: companionable, intimate, involved, passionate
    After her mother's death, my friend grew remote for a time while she dealt with her grief.

#### Derived terms

* remote access
* remote control
* remote-controlled
* remote desktop
* remote froglet
* remote hands
* remote horn
* remote keyless entry
* remotely
* remote method invocation
* remoteness
* remote passed pawn
* remote procedure call
* remote proxy
* remote sensing
* remote sensing scientist
* remote speaker
* remote starter
* remote strobe
* remote surgery
* remote training collar
* remote viewer
* remote viewing
* remote work
* remote worker

#### Translations
### Noun

remote (plural remotes)
* 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.
* (broadcasting) An element of broadcast programming originating away from the station's or show's control room.
* (computing) A source control repository hosted on a remote machine, rather than locally.

#### Synonyms

* (remote control): buttons, clicker, zapper

#### Translations
### Verb

remote (third-person singular simple present remotes, present participle remoting, simple past and past participle remoted)
* (computing) To connect to a computer from a remote location.
* to remove (from something or someone)
** 2010, Bill English, Microsoft Sharepoint 2010: Administrator's Companion:These requirements are applicable whether you are remoting into a server or locally executing SharePoint cmdlets.

### Further reading

* “remote”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
* “remote”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
* “remote”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

### Anagrams

* -ometer, emoter, meteor, ometer

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /reˈmɔ.te/
* Rhymes: -ɔte
* Hyphenation: re‧mò‧te

### Adjective

remote f pl
* feminine plural of remoto

### Anagrams

* temerò, temore

## Latin
### Adjective

remōte
* vocative masculine singular of remōtus

### References

* “remote”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* “remote”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
* remote in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.