remote in WordNet English dictionary

1. far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship
   "a distant cousin"; "a remote relative"; "a distant likeness"; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics"
   distant  remote 
   
2. located far away spatially
   "distant lands"; "remote stars"
   distant  remote 
   
3. separate or apart in time
   "distant events"; "the remote past or future"
   distant  remote  removed 
   
4. inaccessible and sparsely populated;
   outback  remote 
   
5. very unlikely
   "an outside chance"; "a remote possibility"; "a remote contingency"
   outside  remote 
   

1. a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance
   "he lost the remote for his TV"
   remote control  remote