remoto

Remoto is a cognate term in Spanish, Portuguese and Italian that functions as an adjective meaning distant or far away. The word derives from Latin remotus, the past participle of removere, and shares its root with the English remote. In these languages, remoto agrees in gender and number (remoto, remota, remotos, remotas).

In Spanish, remoto is common in everyday expressions such as lugar remoto (remote place) or trabajo remoto (remote work), as well as in compound nouns like control remoto (remote control) and dispositivos de control remoto.

In Portuguese, remoto similarly describes distance and is used in phrases such as trabalho remoto and controle remoto, and in technical terms like sensoriamento remoto (remote sensing).

In Italian, remoto describes physical or figurative distance, as in paese remoto or posto remoto, and appears in modern expressions related to communications or technology, ad esempio accesso remoto (remote access) or controllo remoto.

Beyond language use, remoto appears in technical contexts: remote sensing, remote access, remote work, and remote-control devices.

The term is primarily descriptive and functions as an ordinary word rather than a proper noun, though it forms common compound terms in technology and everyday speech.