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REM

noun

Meaning

  1. A unit relative to the declared font size of the root element in an HTML document.
  2. 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.
  3. Initialism of rare earth metal.
  4. Initialism of Reference Exit Marker.
  5. A remark; a programming language statement used for documentation (in BASIC for example); also used in DOS batch files.
  6. Abbreviation of reactive electrochemical membrane.
  7. Initialism of remaining time.
  8. A remark (programming language statement used for documentation).
  9. Initialism of rapid eye movement.
  10. Remaining.
  11. Initialism of rapid eye movement, a sleep state.

Etymology / origin

From the initial letters of rapid eye movement.

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