remote control

noun
1.
control of the operation or performance of an apparatus from a distance, as the control of a guided missile by radio signals.
2.
Also called remote. a device used to control the operation of an apparatus or machine, as a television set, from a distance.

Origin:
1900–05

re·mote-con·trol, adjective
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remote control
 
n
1.  control of a system or activity by a person at a different place, usually by means of radio or ultrasonic signals or by electrical signals transmitted by wire
2.  Also:: remote a hand-held device that enables remote control of a system or appliance
 
re'mote-con'trolled
 
adj

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Remote control is always a great word to know.
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
Example sentences
Many more options are available on demand with a few clicks of the remote
  control.
Then he walked away and detonated the car by remote control.
The remote control had to change and bring the keyboard utility to make
  searching easier.
If they don't, then usually an editor or someone with the remote control
  brutally reduces them to short-form stories.
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