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remote control

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remote control

See remote control software, IR remote control and RF remote control.


remote control
control of a system or activity by a person at a different place, usually by means of radio or ultrasonic signals or by electrical signals transmitted by wire

remote control [ri′mōt kən′trōl]
(control systems)
Control of a quantity which is separated by an appreciable distance from the controlling quantity; examples include master-slave manipulators, telemetering, telephone, and television.


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