Remote

1 a : far away : Distant

• She enjoys reading about remote
• remote galaxies

1b : far away from other people, houses, cities, etc.

• a remote island/village
• The mission is to transport medical supplies to remote areas/places/regions of the globe.

2 always used before a noun : far away in time : happening a long time ago or far into the future

• a tradition that dates back to remote antiquity
• an invention that may be available in the remote future

3 : very small : Slight

• There is a remote possibility that I’ll be free Friday night.
• a remote chance[=a very small possibility]

4 always used before a noun : not closely related

• remote ancestors

5 : very different from something

• Their traditions are remote from our own.

6 : not friendly or involved with other people : distant or cold in manner

• She became very remote in her old age.

7 a computers : connected to a computer system from another place

always used before a noun

• a remote computer/machine/terminal
• Remote users cannot access these files.
• The computer is capable of remote [=it is possible to become connected to this computer from another place]

7 b : capable of being controlled from a distance

always used before a noun

• a remote camera
• remote sensors

— remoteness noun [noncount]

• The remoteness of his location made it hard for rescuers to reach him.
• his remoteness as a father