Remote (adj.)

Located far away; distant in space.

other meanings:

Hidden away; secluded: a remote hamlet.

1. Distant in time: the remote past.

2. Faint; slight: a remote possibility; had not the remotest interest.

3. Far removed in connection or relevance: a cause remote from everyday concerns.

4. Distantly related by blood or marriage: a remote cousin.

5. Distant in manner; aloof.

6. Operating or controlled from a distance: remote sensors.

7. Computer Science Located at a distance from another computer that is accessible by cables or other communications links: a remote terminal.

n.

a. A radio or television broadcast originating from a point outside a studio.

b. A remote control device.