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Refers to any entity (user, machine, facility) in a different geographic location. Contrast with local.

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Broadcast production that takes place outside the studio. The simplest remote production is the type seen nightly on local or network news where a newscaster reports about an event from the place where it is taking place. The most complex remote productions are the elaborate large-scale types used to cover sports and entertainment events, such as the Super Bowl or the Thanksgiving Day Parade.

adjective

1. Far from others in space, time, or relationship: distant, far, faraway, far-flung, far-off, removed. Idioms: at a distance. See near/far/distance, time.
2. Far from centers of human population: back, insular, isolated, lonely, lonesome, obscure, outlying, out-of-the-way, removed, secluded, solitary. Idioms: off the beatenpathtrack. See near/far/distance.
3. Small in degree, especially of probability: faint, negligible, outside, slender, slight, slim. See big/small/amount.
4. Not friendly, sociable, or warm in manner: aloof, chill, chilly, cool, distant, offish, reserved, reticent, solitary, standoffish, unapproachable, uncommunicative, undemonstrative, withdrawn. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, hot/cold/lukewarm.

adj

Definition: cold; unapproachable
Antonyms: approachable, friendly, gentle, warm

adj

Definition: irrelevant, unrelated
Antonyms: close, related, relevant

adj

Definition: out-of-the-way; in the distance
Antonyms: central, close, convenient, near, nearby

adj

Definition: unlikely, improbable
Antonyms: close, likely, possible, probable, strong

IN BRIEF: Far away in time or space; at a great distance. Also: Slight; faint.

Calm self-confidence is as far from conceit as the desire to earn a decent living is remote from greed. — Channing Pollock (1880-1946)

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Remote in the sense of a television remote may relate to control issues that suggest the dreamer's buttons are getting pushed by a relationship that feels too controlling. If, in terms of the alternative meaning of the term "remote," the dreamer feels distanced by the objects or people in their dream, perhaps they are mirroring the ways in which they distance themselves from people in their environment.

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At a distance.

• r. cause — predisposing cause.
• r. sensing — perceiving or measuring change in physical or chemical parameters from a distance.
• r. treatment — see injection collar.

For a list of words related to remote, see:

• Data Transmission - remote: device that controls communications system without direct wire connection
• Limitations and Conditions
• Cold, Unfriendly, Irritable, or Cruel
• Introverted, Reserved, Isolated, or Mysterious
• Relative Time - remote: (adj) distant
• Relative Positions - remote: (adj) far or distant

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fjern, fjern-, ekstern, utilnærmelig, fremmed, isoleret
n. - (i det) fjerne

idioms:

• remote control    fjernbetjening, fjernstyring
• remote sensing    fjernmåling

Nederlands (Dutch)
afgelegen, ver, op afstand, afstandelijk

Français (French)
adj. - lointain, éloigné, distant, isolé, (fig) distant, vague, infime, (Comput) satellite
n. - (Radio, TV) émission en direct, (Audio) télécommande

idioms:

• remote control    télécommande, télécommande à distance
• remote sensing    télédétection

Deutsch (German)
adj. - weit entfernt, fern, distanziert, gering, entlegen
n. - (Radio u. Fernsehen) Direktübertragung von außen

idioms:

• remote control    Fernbedienung, Fernlenkung
• remote sensing    Untersuchung der Erdoberfläche durch Satelliten

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απόμακρος, μακρινός, απομονωμένος, απόμερος, αμυδρός, ελαφρός, αόριστος, ελάχιστος, ψυχρός, επιφυλακτικός (για τρόπο)

idioms:

• remote control    τηλεχειρισμός, τηλεχειριστήριο
• remote sensing    τηλεανίχνευση

Italiano (Italian)
remoto

idioms:

• remote control    telecomando
• remote sensing    telerilevamento

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - distante

idioms:

• remote control    controle remoto
• remote sensing    sensor por controle remoto

Русский (Russian)
удаленный, дальний

idioms:

• remote control    дистанционное управление
• remote sensing    обнаружение на расстоянии

Español (Spanish)
adj. - remoto, distante, apartado
n. - transmisión en vivo y desde exteriores

idioms:

• remote control    telemando, mando a distancia, control remoto
• remote sensing    lectura distante, teledetección, teleobservación

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - avlägsen, indirekt, otillgänglig, fjärran

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
遥远的, 疏远的, 偏僻的, 实况广播节目, 实况摄影节目

idioms:

• remote control    遥控, 遥控操作, 遥控装置
• remote sensing    遥感

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 遙遠的, 疏遠的, 偏僻的
n. - 實況廣播節目, 實況攝影節目

idioms:

• remote control    遙控, 遙控操作, 遙控裝置
• remote sensing    遙感

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 멀리 떨어져 있는, 외딴
n. - 스튜디오 외부에서의 방송 프로그램

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 遠く離れた, 人里離れた, 遠い, 遠い昔の, かすかな, 関係の薄い, 間接の, 冷たい, 離れた, 隔たった

idioms:

• remote control    遠隔操作, リモートコントロール
• remote sensing    遠隔測定, 遠隔探査

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) بعيد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נידח, רחוק, מתבדל, שומר על מרחק, קלוש (סיכוי וכו')‬
n. - ‮קרוב-משפחה רחוק, שלט-רחוק, פיקוח מרחוק‬

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