remote control

remote control
A device used to operate an appliance (such as a television) or mechanical toy from a short distance away. Sometimes shortened to "remote"

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  • remote control — remote controls 1) N UNCOUNT Remote control is a system of controlling a machine or a vehicle from a distance by using radio or electronic signals. The bomb was detonated by remote control. 2) N COUNT The remote control for a television or video… …   English dictionary

  • Remote Control —   [dt. »Fernsteuerung«] die, in der EDV die Steuerung eines entfernten Computers durch einen anderen Computer, meist in Netzwerken. Eine solche Steuerung dient z. B. der Fernwartung oder auch der Kontrolle und Korrektur von Eingaben (etwa in… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • remote control — remote′ control′ n. 1) control of an apparatus from a distance, as the control of a guided missile by radio signals 2) hfi a device used to control the operation of an apparatus or machine, as a television set, from a distance • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

  • remote control — remote control, adj. 1. control of the operation or performance of an apparatus from a distance, as the control of a guided missile by radio signals. 2. Also called remote. a device used to control the operation of an apparatus or machine, as a… …   Universalium

  • remote control — ► NOUN 1) control of a machine or apparatus from a distance by means of signals transmitted from a radio or electronic device. 2) (also remote controller) a device that controls an apparatus in this way. DERIVATIVES remote controlled adjective …   English terms dictionary

  • remote control — n. 1. control of aircraft, missiles, etc. from a distance, as by radio waves 2. a hand held device used to control the operation of a television set, videocassette recorder, etc. from a distance …   English World dictionary

  • remote control — UK US noun [C] also INFORMAL remote) ► a piece of equipment that you hold in your hand and use to operate a television, CD player, etc …   Financial and business terms

  • remote control — (izg. rimȏut kontrȍl) m DEFINICIJA tehn. 1. upravljanje nekim uređajem na daljinu, uz pomoć radijskih signala 2. meton. uređaj kojim se upravlja na daljinu; daljinski upravljač ETIMOLOGIJA engl …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • Remote control — For other uses, see Remote control (disambiguation). A television remote control unit (RCU) A remote control is a component of an electronics device, most commonly a television set, used for operating the television device wireless …   Wikipedia

  • remote control */ — UK / US noun Word forms remote control : singular remote control plural remote controls 1) [countable] a piece of equipment that you use for controlling a machine such as a television or stereo system from a short distance away 2) [uncountable] a …   English dictionary

  • remote control — noun a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance he lost the remote for his TV • Syn: ↑remote • Hypernyms: ↑device • Part Holonyms: ↑remote control bomb …   Useful english dictionary

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