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remote search

[/rɪˈmoʊt sɜːrtʃ/]
nounpl: remote searches
busca remota
1. A search operation performed on a database, server, or system located at a distance from the user's location, typically over a network or the internet
The IT department performed a remote search on the company server to locate the missing files.
O departamento de TI realizou uma busca remota no servidor da empresa para localizar os arquivos perdidos.
2. In law enforcement, a search of a location or premises conducted from a distant location using surveillance equipment or digital access
Agents conducted a remote search of the suspect's communications using specialized software.
Os agentes realizaram uma busca remota das comunicações do suspeito usando software especializado.
Synonyms
remote inquirydistance searchnetworked searchonline search
Antonyms
local searchon-site searchphysical search

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
busca remota
Standard usage in Brazilian Portuguese for technical and general contexts
São Paulo
busca remota
Common in tech industry and business contexts
Rio de Janeiro
busca remota
Used in formal and technical settings
Portugal
pesquisa remota
Preferred in European Portuguese, though 'busca remota' is also understood

Related Idioms & Phrases

search from afar
query at distance
access remotely
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