リモート

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English remote.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) リモ​ート [rìmóꜜòtò] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ɾʲimo̞ːto̞]

Adjective

リモート • (rimōto) -na (adnominal リモートな (rimōto na na), adverbial リモートに (rimōto ni ni))

1. remote (not near)

   Synonym: 遠隔 (enkaku)

   Antonym: 手元 (temoto)

Noun

リモート • (rimōto) 

1. a remote thing
2. being remote (not in person)

   Antonym: 対面 (taimen, “face-to-face”)

   リモート授(じゅ)業(ぎょう)

   rimōto jugyō

   remote learning

3. (computing) the remote system, server, computer, or device: not local

   Antonym: ローカル (rōkaru)

Usage notes

This term is generally used in compounds, such as リモートスイッチ (“remote switch”) or リモートコントロール (“remote control”), or in technical contexts, such as リモートのホスト (rimōto no hosuto, “remote host”) or ローカルとリモートの差(さ) (rōkaru to rimōto no sa, “difference between the local and remote [hosts]”). When used attributively, リモート can be followed by the attributive particle な (na) as a regular na-type adjective, but the more common pattern is to add the possessive particle の (no) as is normal after nouns.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• リモコン (rimokon): remote control
• リモートカード (rimōto kādo): a transponder card used to pay highway tolls
• リモートコントロール (rimōto kontorōru): remote control
• リモートスイッチ (rimōto suitchi): a remote switch
• リモート表(ひょう)示(じ) (rimōto hyōji): a remote display