remote control

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

Noun

  1. 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. - 2011 December 15, Felicity Cloake, “How to cook the perfect nut roast”, in...

    Hyponyms: buttons channel changer clicker remote zapper channel flicker flicker

  2. A means of operating a device from a distance, such as radio control or wire-guided control.
    • The bomb was detonated by remote control.

    Synonyms: telearchics

Forms

remote controls