Remote access may refer to: * Connection to a data-processing system from a remote location, for example, through a

remote access service A remote access service (RAS) is any combination of hardware and software to enable the remote access tools or information that typically reside on a network of IT devices. A remote access service connects a client to a host computer, known as ...

or virtual private network *

Remote desktop software In computing, the term remote desktop refers to a software- or operating system feature that allows a personal computer's desktop environment to be run remotely from one system (usually a PC, but the concept applies equally to a server or a sma ...

, software allowing applications to run remotely on a server while displaying graphical output locally *

Terminal emulation A terminal emulator, or terminal application, is a computer program that emulates a video terminal within some other display architecture. Though typically synonymous with a shell or text terminal, the term ''terminal'' covers all remote termi ...

, when used to interface with a remote system. May use standard tools like: **

telnet 


Telnet (sometimes stylized TELNET) is a  client-server  application protocol that provides access to virtual  terminals of  remote systems on  local area networks or the Internet. It is a protocol for bidirectional 8-bit communications. Its main  ...
,

– software used to interact over a network with a computer system **

ssh 





The Secure Shell Protocol (SSH Protocol) is a cryptographic network protocol for operating network services securely over an unsecured network. Its most notable applications are remote login and command-line execution.

SSH was designed for Un ...

– secure shell: often used with remote applications * Activation of features of a

business telephone system A business telephone system is a telephone system typically used in business environments, encompassing the range of technology from the key telephone system (KTS) to the private branch exchange (PBX). A business telephone system differs from ...

from outside the business's premises * RemoteAccess, a DOS-based bulletin-board system *

Remote Database Access Remote database access (RDA) is a protocol standard for database access produced in 1993 by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Despite early efforts to develop proof of concept implementations of RDA for major commercial rel ...

, a protocol standard for database access * ''Remote Access'' (film), a 2004 Russian drama film

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