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remote control

NOUN
handheld control
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The companies said radio-frequency sensors offered a common method to detect drones since most are flown within visual range using a radio remote control that communicates via radio frequency.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

When he said he needed to take remote control of my computer, I knew I was talking to scammers, not PayPal.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

"Essentially, we used light as a remote control to program how matter organizes itself at the microscale," said Sacanna.

From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 2026

The operator drives it by remote control into the back of a van which takes it closer to the frontline to preserve its battery.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025

Her dad picked up the remote control and muted the TV.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner



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