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remote control

noun remote controls

  1. countable A device used to operate an appliance (such as a television, vehicle, or mechanical toy) from a short distance away. 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. uncountable A means of operating a device from a distance, such as radio control or wire-guided control. The bomb was detonated by remote control.

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