Remote access

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Remote access may refer to:

• Connection to a data-processing system from a remote location, for example, through a Remote Access Service or virtual private network
• Remote desktop software, software allowing applications to run remotely on a server while displaying graphical output locally
• Terminal emulation - when used to interface with a remote system. May use standard tools like:
  • telnet - software used to interact over a network with a computer system
  • ssh - secure shell: often used with remote applications
• Activation of features of a business telephone system from outside the business's premises
• RemoteAccess, a DOS-based bulletin-board system
• Remote Database Access, a protocol standard for database access