remoteprogramming
nounUK /rɪˈməʊt ˈprəʊɡræmɪŋ/
US /rɪˈmoʊt ˈproʊɡræmɪŋ/
Writing computer instructions for a machine that is far away from you.
The engineer used remote programming to fix the robot in another city.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Controlling a device from a distance by sending it coded signals.
Remote programming lets scientists adjust the telescope from their office.
3. Updating software on a machine without being physically near it.
The company did remote programming to update all the smart TVs at once.
4. Writing code together with someone who is in a different place.
Their remote programming session connected coders in two countries.