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Remote control

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A device used to operate an appliance (such as a television, vehicle, or mechanical toy) from a short distance away. countable

    "A single slice of this could leave you supine in front of the Queen's speech without even the wherewithal to reach for the remote control."

  2. 2
    a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance wordnet
  3. 3
    A means of operating a device from a distance. uncountable

    "The bomb was detonated by remote control."

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