rem

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see also: REM, Rem

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Noun

rem (plural rems)

1. (often, capitalized) Initialism of rapid eye movement, a sleep state.

Noun

rem (plural rems)

1. A dose of absorbed radiation equivalent to one roentgen of X-rays or gamma rays

Noun

rem (plural rems)

1. (computing) A remark; a programming language statement used for documentation (in BASIC for example); also used in DOS batch files.

Adjective

rem (not comparable)

1. (knitting) remaining
   • 2009, Sally Muir, Joanna Osborne, Diana Miller, Pet Projects: The Animal Knits Bible (page 71)

     Knit 1 row. Dec 1 st at each end of next row and at each end of every foll alt row until 2 sts rem.

Noun

rem (plural rems)

1. (web design) A unit relative to the declared font size of the root element in a HTML document.

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REM

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Noun

rem (plural rems)

1. rapid eye movement

Noun

rem (uncountable)

1. remaining time: In music, the time remaining in a track.

Noun

rem (plural rems)

1. (computing) A programming language statement used for documentation (in BASIC for example); also used in DOS batch files.

Noun

rem (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) rare earth metal(s).

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Rem

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Noun

rem (plural rems)

1. (colloquial) A Remington firearm.

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