WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
reˈmote conˈtrol, n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- [uncountable] control of an apparatus from a distance, as of a guided missile by radio signals.
- Sound Reproduction[countable] a device used to control the operation of an apparatus or machine, as a television set, from a distance.
remote′ control′,
- control of the operation or performance of an apparatus from a distance, as the control of a guided missile by radio signals.
- Sound ReproductionAlso called remote. a device used to control the operation of an apparatus or machine, as a television set, from a distance.
- 1900–05