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remote access

British  

noun

  1. computing access to a computer from a physically separate terminal

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In small communities, automation and remote access have helped utilities cope with thin staffing, retirements and financial pressure.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

This article is about VPNs for online privacy and security rather than corporate remote access, so we’ll focus on commercial VPNs.

From Salon Jun. 2, 2026

Separately, D-Wave signed a $10 million, two-year enterprise agreement with an unnamed Fortune 100 customer for remote access to its hardware and software.

From Barron's Jan. 27, 2026

They would then instruct those US residents to install remote access software allowing them to appear to be working from the US when they were actually overseas.

From BBC Dec. 13, 2024

I figured you guys couldn't function without remote access.

From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Winn Schwartau

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