Delete vs Remote - What's the difference?
delete | remote |
A remainder of a music or video release.
To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer.
(computer) To hide, conceal
At a distance; disconnected.
Distant or otherwise inaccessible.
Unlikely.
Emotionally detached.
Short for remote control.
(broadcasting) An element of broadcast programming originating away from the station's or show's control room.
(computing) To connect to a computer from a remote location.
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As nouns the difference between delete and remote
is that delete is a key that may be pressed to delete something (including text or files) from a computer while remote is short for remote control.As an adjective remote is
at a distance; disconnected.As a verb remote is
(computing) to connect to a computer from a remote location.delete
English
(Deletion)Noun
(-)- I lost the file when I accidentally hit delete .
Verb
(delet)Synonyms
* (to get rid of) erase, strike, terminate, cease existence, remove, rub out, strike out, obliterate, cancel, cross out, score, scrub, scrap, scratch, expunge, eliminate, blue-pencil, exclude, squelchAntonyms
* (to get rid of) insert, maintainremote
English
Adjective
(er)- A remote operator may control the vehicle with a wireless handset.
- After his fall from the emperor's favor, the general was posted to a remote outpost.
- There was only a remote possibility that we would be rescued as we were far outside of the regular shipping lanes.
- After her mother's death, my friend grew remote for a time while she dealt with her grief.
Synonyms
* (at a distance ): disconnected, hands-free, wireless * (distant or otherwise inaccessible ): far, hidden, outlying * (unlikely ): abysmal, faint, improbable, poor * (emotionally detached ): aloof, dispassionate, distant, removed, withdrawnAntonyms
* (at a distance ): attached, connected, contiguous, direct * (distant or otherwise inaccessible ): close, near, proximate * (unlikely ): likely, probable, reasonable, sure * (emotionally detached ): companionable, intimate, involved, passionateDerived terms
* remote control * remoteness * remote surgeryNoun
(en noun)- I hate it when my uncle comes over to visit; he always sits in the best chair and hogs the remote .