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radio control

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noun

  1. remote control by means of radio signals from a transmitter

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In another alternative to radio control, Ukrainians have begun attaching Starlink terminals to drones.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Some of them are doing radio control or second unit, things like that.

From The Verge • Aug. 29, 2019

The sanctioned half time entertainment was an exhibition of radio control flying devices by the Electronic Eagles of the Radio Control Association of Greater New York.

From Washington Times • Jun. 4, 2017

Circling the earth once every 100 min., at an altitude of 310 miles, the space telescope will operate automatically under radio control from earth.

From Time Magazine Archive

Good, thought Powell; they might lack radio control but at least they were fitted for radio reception.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov