German NOUN A2 Rank 7882

die Fernbedienung

remote control

die Fernbedienung, die Fernbedienungen

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Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Fernbedienung, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Fernbedienung vs Fernsteuerung

remote control

Fernbedienung and Fernsteuerung can both refer to a device used to operate something from a distance. In everyday language, Fernbedienung usually means the specific handheld device. Fernsteuerung can additionally refer to the technical principle or the entire system for controlling something remotely.

Visual example for Fernsteuerung
Fernbedienung

Mit der Fernbedienung schaltete ich den Fernseher vom Sofa aus ein.

I switched on the television from the sofa with the remote control.

Fernsteuerung

Die Fernsteuerung des Roboters ermöglicht es, ihn aus der Entfernung zu lenken.

The robot’s remote-control system makes it possible to guide it from a distance.

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