REM
See also: rem, R.E.M., rém, and rëm
English
Alternative forms
- R.E.M.
- (rare) rem
Etymology 1
From the initial letters of rapid eye movement.
Noun
REM (plural REMs)
- rapid eye movement
Derived terms
- REM sleep
Etymology 2
Shortened from remaining.
Noun
REM (uncountable)
- remaining time: In music, the time remaining in a track.
Etymology 3
Shortened from remark.
Noun
REM (plural REMs)
- (computing) A programming language statement used for documentation (in BASIC for example); also used in DOS batch files.
- 2006 December 24, David Williams, “satellite program”, in comp.lang.basic.visual.misc, Usenet:
- I think it should be upgraded to Visual BASIC, but I'm no good at that. So maybe someone here would like to take a crack at it. There are only 40 lines of active code, plus a few REMs. About 100 BASIC commands altogether.
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Etymology 4
Shortened from rare earth metal.
Noun
REM (uncountable)
- (chemistry) rare earth metal(s).
Anagrams
- -mer, EMR, ERM, MER, MRE, erm, mer, mer-, π-mer