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Definition: Remote Control |
Remote ControlNoun1. A device used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance; "he lost the remote for his TV". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Aerospace | Control of an operation from a distance, especially by means of electricity or electronics; a controlling switch, lever, or other device used in this kind of control; as in remote-control armament, remote-control switch , etc. (references) |
Computing | Any system of control performed from a distance. The control signal may be conveyed by intervening wires, sound(ultrasonics), light or radio. Source: European Union. (references) |
Food & Agriculture | Controlled from a position not integral with the machine. This may be achieved by a radioelectric, electric, hydraulic, pneumatic or other link. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | A. The control of plant operation by personnel or computers housed under conditions that can be remote, safe, and convenient. This is a feature of both electrical and electronic automatic control. In the control room, various plants can be started up by pushbutton and the governing conditions can be set. Instrumentation records all relevant data; it also gives warning of unsafe conditions and shuts down the plant if no correction is made. Changeover switches can introduce different operations and sequences in the working of the plant. Indicating lights can show what plant is working and the progress made. Fault indication can show the reason in the event of a shutdown. Also called centralized control b. A term applied to a switch, circuit breaker, starter, or similar apparatus, to denote that its operation can be controlled manually, from adistance, by electrical or other means. (references) |
Post & Telecom | A system for control of a device from a distance. Source: European Union. (references) |
| A combination of telemonitoring and telecommand facilities in a closed loop, generally including an automatic decision making part. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Nikola Tesla developed one of the first examples of remote control. In the United States patent 613809, named Method of and Apparatus for Controlling Mechanism of Moving Vehicle or Vehicles (July 1,1898), he developes methods of and apparatus for controlling from a distance devices. In this patent, there is the first solutions for controlling from a given point the operation of machines.
The term is most commonly used to refer to a television remote control (usually just called "the remote"), although many consumer electronics now come with remote controls, such as VCRs, stereo systems, and DVD players. Remote controls for these devices are usually small rectangular objects with lots of buttons for adjusting various settings such as television channel, track number, and volume. These remotes communicate to their respective devices via infrared signals and are usually powered by small (AA or AAA size) batteries.
In the early days of remote controls, the semiconductors for emitting and receiving infrared radiation were either inadequate or too expensive, and ultrasound was used instead. The controller contained a piezoelectric crystal that was fed by an oscillating electric current at a frequency near or above the upper limit of human hearing (but still audible by dogs). The receiver contained a microphone attached to a circuit that was tuned to the same frequency. One drawback of this method was that the receiver could be easily triggered accidentally by naturally occurring noises.
Remote controls exist for many other devices as well: model airplanes and helicopters are remotely controlled; many robots are remotely controlled, especially those which are designed for doing perilous tasks; and some state of the art military fighter jets are operated by remote control.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Remote control."
Synonym: Remote ControlSynonym: remote (n). (additional references) |
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Movie/TV Titles | Hapax Legomena VI: Remote Control (1972) Remote Control (1930) | |
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 | Person opertating a machine by remote control to load lead ore. It is too dangerous to be on the machine as an operator.Credit: Jerry Sintz. |  | USS Minneapolis (CA-36) bombarding Butaritari Island, Makin Atoll, on 20 November 1943, shortly before U.S. Army forces landed there. Guns firing are from the cruiser's starboard side 5"/25 secondary battery. Note smoke rings. Simultaneous discharge of these guns indicates that they are firing under remote control.Credit: NAVY. |
 | Remote control, 2000 / Nebojsa Seric Shoba [i.e. Soba].Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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 | Turning the car alarm on or off using a key chain remote control. |
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Business | Private home users mainly demand safety locks, electric fences, remote control motors for garage doors, and motion detection devices. (references) | |
The large mail order house Quelle has experimented with the introduction of interactive shopping via television by remote control devices. (references) | ||
For example, an order can be placed by clicking on the sweatshirt of a player with the remote control - this will be stored in the decoder and forwarded via a feedback mechanism, probably over a fixed telephone line or a cellular network. (references) | ||
Economic History | Spain | Best prospects are in the areas of process controls and monitoring equipment (HS 9032 and HS 9026), remote control and measurement (HS 9032 and HS 9026) and machine tool control equipment (HS 9024 and HS 9031). (references) |
Norway | The future challenge on the Norwegian continental shelf lies in developing new, more simple technology, even better drilling methods and seismic technology, deepwater development, and operations run by remote control on the seabed or down in the production wells. (references) | |
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Expressions using "remote control": automatic remote control ♦ operate by remote control ♦ remote control manipulator ♦ remote control system. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "remote control"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Afrikaan | afstandsbeheer, afstandsbediening. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | التحكم من بعد. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | дистанционно управление (remote, telecontrol). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 遙控 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | dálkové ovládání. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | regulering (adjusting, control, distant control, finishing, fitting, grading, regulating, regulation, shaping, straightening, telecontrol), fjernstyring (centralized traffic control, consolidated control), fjernstyret kontrol (distant control, telecontrol, teleregulation), fjernregulering (distant control, telecontrol, teleregulation), fjernkontrolsystem (remote control system, telecommand system), fjernkontrol (distant control, telecontrol, teleregulation), fjernbetjening (remote access data processing, remote processing, teleprocessing), afstandsstyring. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | afstandsbesturing, afstandsbediening (distant control, remote reading, telecontrol, teleregulation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | telestirado, telefunkciigo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | kauko-ohjaus (distant control, remote control system, telecommand system, telecontrol). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | télécommande, commande distance. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Fernsteuerung (distant control, radio control, telecontrol, teleregulation), Fernbedienung (distant control, telecontrol, teleguidance, teleregulation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | τηλεχειριστήριο. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | שלט רחוק. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | távirányító, távirányítás. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | telecomando (distant control, remote, telecontrol). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | ""作 (remote operation), リ ド鋼 (lute, rearcar, remake, remote, remote car, remote directory, remote sensing, remote switch, rheumatism, rimland, rimmed steel, sledge). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | リモートコントロール , リモコン , え"かくそうさ (remote operation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | emoteray ontrolcay verificação distância (distant control, telecontrol, teleregulation), tele-regulação (distant control, telecontrol, teleregulation), telecomando (distant control, telecontrol, teleregulation), sistema de telecomando (remote control system, telecommand system), controlo remoto (distant control, remote reading, telecontrol), controlo distância, controle remoto, comando distância (distant control, telecontrol, teleregulation), comando a distância. (various references) teleghidare. (various references) телеуправление (distance control, telecommand, telecontrol), дистанционный контроль, дистанционное управление (distance control, telecontrol). (various references) daljinski upravlajč. (various references) telemando (distant control, telecontrol), mando a distancia (distant control, telecontrol). (various references) fjärrmanövrering, fjärrkontroll. (various references) uzaktan kumanda aleti, uzaktan kumanda (radio control), kumanda (attendance, command, Conn, direction). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-e-l-m-n-o-o-o-r-r-t-t" | |
-4 letters: tonometer, tormenter, tormentor. | |
-5 letters: colormen, electron, locomote, orometer, roomette, rottener, trecento. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)52 65 6D 6F 74 65 43 6F 6E 74 72 6F 6C |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010010 01100101 01101101 01101111 01110100 01100101 00100000 01000011 01101111 01101110 01110100 01110010 01101111 01101100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)R e m o t e   C o n t r o l |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0052 0065 006D 006F 0074 0065 0043 006F 006E 0074 0072 006F 006C |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)527179818671237818086848178 |
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