The difference between Connected and Remote

When used as adjectives, connected means (usually with "well-"): having favorable rapport with a powerful entity, whereas remote means at a distance.

Remote is also verb with the meaning: to connect to a computer from a remote location.

check bellow for the other definitions of Connected and Remote

  1. Connected as an adjective:

    (usually with "well-"): Having favorable rapport with a powerful entity.

  2. Connected as an adjective:

    Having relationships; involved with others.

  3. Connected as an adjective (North America):

    involved with organized crime, specifically someone not (yet) working for a crime organization, but referred to as a "friend" by made guys/wise guys inside the organization.

  4. Connected as an adjective:

    Intimate; Having bonds of affection.

  5. Connected as an adjective (mathematics, topology, of a [[topological space]]):

    That cannot be partitioned into two nonempty open sets.

  6. Connected as an adjective (mathematics, graph theory, of a [[graph]]):

    Having a path, either directed or undirected, connecting every pair of vertices.

  7. Connected as an adjective:

    Having or supporting connections, especially when through technology such as networking software or a transportation network.

  1. Connected as a verb:

  1. Remote as an adjective:

    At a distance; disconnected.

    Examples:

    "A remote operator may control the vehicle with a wireless handset."

  2. Remote as an adjective:

    Distant or otherwise inaccessible.

    Examples:

    "After his fall from the emperor's favor, the general was posted to a remote outpost."

  3. Remote as an adjective (especially with respect to [[likelihood]]):

    Slight.

    Examples:

    "There was only a remote possibility that we would be rescued as we were far outside of the regular shipping lanes."

  4. Remote as an adjective:

    Emotionally detached.

    Examples:

    "After her mother's death, my friend grew remote for a time while she dealt with her grief."

  1. Remote as a noun:

    Examples:

    "I hate it when my uncle comes over to visit; he always sits in the best chair and hogs the remote."

  2. Remote as a noun (broadcasting):

    An element of broadcast programming originating away from the station's or show's control room.

  1. Remote as a verb (computing):

    To connect to a computer from a remote location.

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