rem

plural rems

1. abbreviationcapitalizedinitialismoftenInitialism of rapid eye movement, a sleep state.

plural rems

1. A non-SI unit of measure for radiation dose, measured as equivalent dose, effective dose, or committed dose, from one roentgen of X-rays or gamma rays.

plural rems

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

1. not comparablebusinessRemaining.

   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.

   2009, Sally Muir, Joanna Osborne, Diana Miller, Pet Projects: The Animal Knits Bible, page 71

plural rems

1. computingA unit relative to the declared font size of the root element in an HTML document.

   Like the em unit, the rem unit is based on declared font size. The difference—and it’s a doozy—is that whereas em is calculated using the font size of the element to which it’s applied, rem is always calculated using the root element.

   2017, Eric A Meyer, Estelle Weyl, CSS: The Definitive Guide: Visual Presentation for the Web, Kindle edition, O'Reilly Media, page 126

plural REMs · alternative R.E.M. · alternative R. E. M. · alternative rem

1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of rapid eye movement.

   Similarly, the brain-penetrating Hrh2 antagonist zolantidine had no effect on light-induced phase shift as shown for hamsters, or the lengths or distributions of NREM, REM and wakefulness states as shown on rats.

   2015 December 11, “On the Role of Histamine Receptors in the Regulation of Circadian Rhythms”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

alternative rem · alternative rem.

1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableentertainmentInitialism of remaining time.

plural REMs · alternative rem · alternative rem.

1. computingA remark (programming language statement used for documentation).

   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.

   2006 December 24, David Williams, “satellite program”, in comp.lang.basic.visual.misc (Usenet)

plural REMs · alternative R.E.M. · alternative R. E. M.

1. abbreviationinitialismchemistryInitialism of rare earth metal.
2. abbreviationAbbreviation of reactive electrochemical membrane.
3. abbreviationinitialismdivingInitialism of Reference Exit Marker.

alternative Remi

1. Egyptianhuman sciencesAn Egyptian fish god who fertilized the land with his tears.

plural Rems

1. colloquialA Remington firearm.

   Pre-64 Win has a heritage that can't be beat. For me, it's Rems for prarie dogs and paper, Wins (or 1917 Enfields) for stuff that wants to stomp you into a greasy spot on the tundra.

   1997 December 23, Marcus [username], “Re: New Pre '64 or 700 action?”, in rec.guns (Usenet)