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remote control

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: buttons, channel changer, clicker, remote, zapper, channel flicker, flicker

2

noun

Meaning 2

A means of operating a device from a distance, such as radio control or wire-guided control.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • The bomb was detonated by remote control.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: telearchics

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he lost the remote for his TV

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: remote

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: device

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

160 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: afstandsbeheerder — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Albanian: pult — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Albanian: telekomandë — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Albanian: digitron — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Arabic: تَحَكُّم مِن بُعْد (taḥakkum min buʕd) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Armenian: հեռակառավարման վահանակ (heṙakaṙavarman vahanak) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Asturian: mandu a distancia — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Asturian: control remotu — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Azerbaijani: uzaqdan idarə — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Basque: urrutiko kontrol — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Basque: urrutiko aginte — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Basque: telekomando — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Belarusian: пульт дыстанцы́йнага кірава́ння (pulʹt dystancýjnaha kiravánnja) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Belarusian: пульт дыстанцы́йнага кірава́ньня (pulʹt dystancýjnaha kiravánʹnja) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Belarusian: дыстанцы́йнае кірава́нне (dystancýjnaje kiravánnje) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Belarusian: дыстанцы́йнае кірава́ньне (dystancýjnaje kiravánʹnje) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Belarusian: пульт (pulʹt) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Bengali: দূরবর্তী নিয়ন্ত্রণ (durborti niẏontron) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Bulgarian: дистанцио́нно управле́ние (distanciónno upravlénie) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Catalan: comandament a distància — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Chinese Mandarin: 遙控器 /遥控器 (yáokòngqì) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Chinese Mandarin: 遙控板 /遥控板 (yao2 kong4 ban3) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Czech: dálkový ovladač — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Danish: fjernbetjening — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Dutch: afstandsbediening — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Esperanto: teleregilo — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Estonian: kaugjuhtimispult — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Finnish: kauko-ohjain — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Finnish: kaukosäädin — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • French: télécommande — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • French: manette — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Georgian: პულტი (ṗulṭi) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Georgian: გადასართველი (gadasartveli) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Georgian: დისტანციური მართვის მოწყობილობა (disṭanciuri martvis moc̣q̇obiloba) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • German: Fernsteuerung — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • German: Fernbedienung — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Greek: τηλεχειριστήριο (tilecheiristírio) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Hebrew: שלט-רחוק (shlat-rakhók) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Hebrew: שלט (shalát) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Hindi: दूरस्थ नियंत्रण (dūrasth niyantraṇ) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Hindi: रिमोट कंट्रोल (rimoṭ kaṇṭrol) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Hungarian: távirányító — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Icelandic: fjarstýring — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Indonesian: pengendali jarak jauh — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Indonesian: remot — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Irish: cianrialtán — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Italian: telecomando — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Japanese: リモートコントロール (rimōto kontorōru) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Japanese: リモコン (rimokon) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Javanese: rémot — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Javanese: rémot kontrol — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Kazakh: пульт (pult) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Kazakh: پۋلت — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Kazakh: pwlʹt — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Khmer: ទូរបញ្ជា (tuu bɑɑbɑñciə) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Korean: 리모트 컨트롤 (rimoteu keonteurol) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Korean: 리모컨 (rimokeon) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Korean: 원격조종 (won'gyeokjojong) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Kyrgyz: пульт (pult) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Latvian: tālvadība — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Latvian: tālvadības pults — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Lithuanian: distancinis valdymas — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Macedonian: далечински управувач (dalečinski upravuvač) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Malay: alat kawalan jauh — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Marathi: रिमोट (rimoṭ) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Mongolian: алсын удирдлага (alsyn udirdlaga) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Norman: téléc'mande — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fjernkontroll — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fjernkontroll — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Occitan: telecomenda — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Iranian Persian: کُنْتُرُل (kontorol) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Iranian Persian: کُنْتُرُلِ اَز راهِ دور (kontorol-e az râh-e dur) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Iranian Persian: ریموت کُنْتُرُل (rimot kontorol) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Polish: pilot — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Polish: pilot zdalnego sterowania — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Portuguese: controle — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Portuguese: controle remoto — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Portuguese: controlo remoto — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Portuguese: comando — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Portuguese: telecomando — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Romanian: telecomandă — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Romansh: telecumond — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Romansh: cumond a distanza — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Russian: пульт дистанцио́нного управле́ния (pulʹt distanciónnovo upravlénija) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Russian: ПДУ (PDU) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Russian: пульт (pulʹt) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Russian: дистанцио́нное управле́ние (distanciónnoje upravlénije) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Sardinian: telecuntrollu — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Scottish Gaelic: uidheam-smachd cèin — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Serbo-Croatian: да̀љӣнскӣ упра̀вља̄ч — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Serbo-Croatian: dàljīnskī upràvljāč — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Slovak: diaľkový ovládač — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Slovene: daljinec — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Lower Sorbian: zdalawobsłužowanje — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Lower Sorbian: dalokowobsłužowanje — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Upper Sorbian: dalokoposłužowanje — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Upper Sorbian: dalnoposłužowanje — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Spanish: control remoto — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Spanish: control — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Spanish: mando a distancia — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Spanish: mando — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Spanish: telemando — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Swahili: kidhibitimbali — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Swahili: kitanzambali — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Swedish: fjärrkontroll — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Swedish: dosa — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Tajik: пулт (pult) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Tajik: пулти телевизор (pult-i televizor) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Tamil: தொலையியக்கி (tolaiyiyakki) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Tamil: ரிமோட் (rimōṭ) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Thai: รีโมตคอนโทรล (rii-mòot-kɔn-trool) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Thai: รีโมต (rii-mòot) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Tibetan: ཐག་རིང་ནས་ཁ་ལོ་སྒྱུར་པ (thag ring nas kha lo sgyur pa) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Tibetan: ཐག་རིང་ཚད་འཛིན (thag ring tshad 'dzin) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Turkish: kumanda — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Turkish: uzaktan kumanda — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Turkish: televizyon kumandası — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Ukrainian: пульт дистанці́йного керува́ння (pulʹt dystancíjnoho keruvánnja) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Ukrainian: дистанці́йне керува́ння (dystancíjne keruvánnja) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Ukrainian: пульт (pulʹt) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Urdu: ریموٹ کَنْٹْرول (remoṭ kanṭrol) — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Uzbek: pult — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Uzbek: masofaviy boshqarish — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Venetan: tełecomàndo — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Vietnamese: điều khiển từ xa — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Vietnamese: điều khiển — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Vietnamese: rì-mốt — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Walloon: telecmande — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Walloon: zapete — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Welsh: teclyn troi — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Welsh: teclyn — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Welsh: rheolydd pell — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Zulu: isiqhebezakude — device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
  • Armenian: հեռակառավարում (heṙakaṙavarum) — doing something from a distance
  • Belarusian: дыстанцы́йнае кірава́нне (dystancýjnaje kiravánnje) — doing something from a distance
  • Belarusian: дыстанцы́йнае кірава́ньне (dystancýjnaje kiravánʹnje) — doing something from a distance
  • Bulgarian: дистанцио́нно управле́ние (distanciónno upravlénie) — doing something from a distance
  • Catalan: control remot — doing something from a distance
  • Chinese Mandarin: 遙控 /遥控 (yáokòng) — doing something from a distance
  • Chinese Mandarin: 遠程控制 /远程控制 — doing something from a distance
  • Czech: dálkové ovládání — doing something from a distance
  • Danish: fjernstyring — doing something from a distance
  • Danish: fjernbetjening — doing something from a distance
  • Finnish: kauko-ohjaus — doing something from a distance
  • Georgian: დისტანციური მართვა (disṭanciuri martva) — doing something from a distance
  • German: Fernsteuerung — doing something from a distance
  • Hungarian: távirányítás — doing something from a distance
  • Hungarian: távvezérlés — doing something from a distance
  • Japanese: 遠隔操作 (enkaku sōsa) — doing something from a distance
  • Korean: 원격조작 (won'gyeokjojak) — doing something from a distance
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fjernkontroll m fjernstyring — doing something from a distance
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fjernkontroll — doing something from a distance
  • Polish: zdalne sterowanie — doing something from a distance
  • Portuguese: controle remoto — doing something from a distance
  • Romanian: teleghidaj — doing something from a distance
  • Russian: дистанцио́нное управле́ние (distanciónnoje upravlénije) — doing something from a distance
  • Spanish: control remoto — doing something from a distance
  • Swedish: fjärrstyrning — doing something from a distance
  • Ukrainian: дистанці́йне керува́ння (dystancíjne keruvánnja) — doing something from a distance
  • Welsh: rheolaeth bell — doing something from a distance