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| Civilians | Main Entry: 1re·mote Pronunciation: ri-'mOt Function: adjective Inflected Form(s): re·mot·er; -est Etymology: Middle English, from Latin remotus, from past participle of removEre to remove 1 : separated by an interval or space greater than usual <an involucre remote from the flower> 2 : far removed in space, time, or relation : DIVERGENT <the remote past> <comments remote from the truth> 3 : OUT-OF-THE-WAY, SECLUDED <a remote cabin in the hills> 4 : acting, acted on, or controlled indirectly or from a distance <remote computer operation>; also : relating to the acquisition of information about a distant object (as by radar or photography) without coming into physical contact with it <remote sensing> Main Entry: 2fob Function: noun Etymology: perhaps akin to German dialect Fuppe pocket 1 : WATCH POCKET 2 : a short strap, ribbon, or chain attached especially to a pocket watch 3 : an ornament attached to a fob chain "ROY BRAGG" <rbragg2@verizon.net> wrote in message news:cRtWe.23658$Hs6.17762@trnddc07... > The pushbutton device for the keyless entry system. > Roy > "Manday" <jteeh@comcast.net> wrote in message > news:622f95c33183c834009daaa3352fcfb9@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com... > > What is a remote fob? > > > > |
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| Civilians | Posted the wrong definition of "remote" Main Entry: remote control Function: noun 1 : control (as by radio signal) of operation from a point at some distance removed 2 : a device or mechanism for controlling something from a distance "Steve Mackie" <stevemackie@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:CxyWe.91492$Ph4.2894515@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca... > Main Entry: 1re·mote > Pronunciation: ri-'mOt > Function: adjective > Inflected Form(s): re·mot·er; -est > Etymology: Middle English, from Latin remotus, from past participle of > removEre to remove > 1 : separated by an interval or space greater than usual <an involucre > remote from the flower> > 2 : far removed in space, time, or relation : DIVERGENT <the remote past> > <comments remote from the truth> > 3 : OUT-OF-THE-WAY, SECLUDED <a remote cabin in the hills> > 4 : acting, acted on, or controlled indirectly or from a distance <remote > computer operation>; also : relating to the acquisition of information about > a distant object (as by radar or photography) without coming into physical > contact with it <remote sensing> > > Main Entry: 2fob > Function: noun > Etymology: perhaps akin to German dialect Fuppe pocket > 1 : WATCH POCKET > 2 : a short strap, ribbon, or chain attached especially to a pocket watch > 3 : an ornament attached to a fob chain > > "ROY BRAGG" <rbragg2@verizon.net> wrote in message > news:cRtWe.23658$Hs6.17762@trnddc07... > > The pushbutton device for the keyless entry system. > > Roy > > "Manday" <jteeh@comcast.net> wrote in message > > news:622f95c33183c834009daaa3352fcfb9@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com... > > > What is a remote fob? > > > > > > > > > > |
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