The difference between Far and Remote
When used as adjectives, far means distant, whereas remote means at a distance.
Far is also noun with the meaning: spelt (a type of wheat, triticum spelta), especially in the context of roman use of it.
Far is also adverb with the meaning: distant in space, time or degree.
Remote is also verb with the meaning: to connect to a computer from a remote location.
check bellow for the other definitions of Far and Remote
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Far as an adjective (obsolete, Scotland, Northern England):
Distant.
Examples:
"A far land."
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Far as an adjective:
Remote in space.
Examples:
"He went to a far country."
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Far as an adjective:
Remote in time.
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Far as an adjective:
Long.
Examples:
"It was a far adventure, full of danger."
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Far as an adjective:
More remote or longer of two.
Examples:
"He moved to the far end of the state. She remained at this end."
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Far as an adjective:
Extreme.
Examples:
"We are on the far right on this issue."
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Far as an adjective:
Widely different in nature or quality; opposite in character.
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Far as an adjective (computing, not comparable):
Outside the currently selected segment in a segmented memory architecture.
Examples:
"'far heap; far memory; far pointer"
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Far as an adverb:
Distant in space, time or degree.
Examples:
"My house is quite far from the beach.  nowrap The plan is good, but it is far from being flawless."
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Far as an adverb:
To or from a great distance, time, or degree.
Examples:
"You have all come far and you will go farther."
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Far as an adverb (with a comparative):
Very much.
Examples:
"He was far richer than we'd thought."
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Far as a noun:
Spelt (a type of wheat, Triticum spelta), especially in the context of Roman use of it.
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Far as a noun (UK, dialect):
A litter of piglets; a farrow.
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Remote as an adjective:
At a distance; disconnected.
Examples:
"A remote operator may control the vehicle with a wireless handset."
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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."
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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."
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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."
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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."
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Remote as a noun (broadcasting):
An element of broadcast programming originating away from the station's or show's control room.
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Remote as a verb (computing):
To connect to a computer from a remote location.
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