remote (
http://definr.com/remote)
adj 1: far distant in space; "distant lands"; "remote stars"; "a
remote outpost of civilization"; "a hideaway far
removed from towns and cities" [syn:
distant,
removed]
2: very unlikely; "outside chance"; "remote possibility" [syn:
outside]
3: far distant in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or
future"; "a civilization ten centuries removed from modern
times" [syn:
distant,
removed]
4: inaccessible and sparsely populated [syn:
backwoods(a),
outback(a)]
5: far apart in nature; "considerations entirely removed (or
remote) from politics" [syn:
removed(p)]
n : a device used to control a machine or apparatus from a
distance; "he lost the remote for his TV" [syn: {remote
control}]