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)

1. rapid eye movement

Derived terms

• REM sleep

Etymology 2

Shortened from remaining.

Noun

REM (uncountable)

1. remaining time: In music, the time remaining in a track.

Etymology 3

Shortened from remark.

Noun

REM (plural REMs)

1. (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^[1] (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.

Etymology 4

Shortened from rare earth metal.

Noun

REM (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) rare earth metal(s).

Anagrams

• -mer, EMR, ERM, MER, MRE, erm, mer, mer-, π-mer