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remote control
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remote control
n.
1. The control of an activity, process, or machine from a distance, as by radioed instructions or coded signals.
2. A device used to control an apparatus or machine from a distance.

re·mote-con·trol (r-mtkn-trl), re·mote-con·trolled (-trld) adj.

remote control
n
(Engineering / Electrical Engineering) control of a system or activity by a person at a different place, usually by means of radio or ultrasonic signals or by electrical signals transmitted by wire
remote-controlled  adj

remote control - The term existed by 1904, and the shortened version, remote, was used in print by 1966.
See also related terms for remote.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.remote control - a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distanceremote control - a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance; "he lost the remote for his TV"
device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"
remote-control bomb - a bomb that can be detonated by remote control
Translations
remote control n (TV) → telecomando

remote control التحكم عن بعد dálkové ovládání fjernbetjening Fernbedienung τηλεχειριστήριο control remoto, mando a distancia kauko-ohjaus télécommande daljinsko upravljanje telecomando リモコン 리모컨 afstandsbediening fjernkontroll zdalne sterowanie controle remoto, controlo remoto пульт дистанционного управления fjärrkontroll อุปกรณ์ควบคุมระยะห่างหรือไกลที่ไม่ต้องมีสาย เช่นที่ใช้กับทีวีหรือเครื่องเสียง uazaktan kumanda điều khiển từ xa 遥控器


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