Noun
a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance
Source: WordNetShe knew Pota had a larger respect for personal privacy than he did for God, Congress, or the U. S. Constitution and never looked at anything there except, occasionally, for the remote control to the television set. Joseph Heller
This is not a business where you can hand off and run by remote control. David Neeleman
Cinema is dead. I can give you a date - it died on the 31st of September, 1983, when the zapper or the remote control was introduced to the livings rooms of the world. Bang! That's the end. Peter Greenaway
Most Muslim women know it is fear and curiosity that cause people to stare. They know it is ignorance and stereotypes that cause people to suppose that a piece of material covering the hair strips a woman of the ability to speak English, pursue a career, work a remote control. Randa Abdel-Fattah
It gets harder and harder to succeed and find audiences with the 500-channel universe, the remote control, and people being so trigger happy with that remote control. It just gets harder to get a foothold. David E. Kelley
I'm one of those people that picks up the remote control and just keep hitting constantly, even if I like the show I'm watching. Gilbert Gottfried