ALL meanings of rem
rem
R r - noun Technical meaning of rem (programming) (From "remark") The keyword used in BASIC to introduce a comment (which continues to the end of the line). MS-DOS probably borrowed it from BASIC. Might be used in the form "REM out" meaning to comment out. 1
- noun rem unit measuring absorbed radiation 1
- abbreviation REM rapid eye movement. 1
- adjective rem relevant; pertinent: an ad rem remark. 1
- adverb rem without digressing; in a straightforward manner: to reply ad rem. 1
- adjective rem REM sleep is a period of sleep that is very deep, during which your eyes and muscles make many small movements. It is the period during which most of your dreams occur. REM is an abbreviation for 'rapid eye movement'. 0
- abbreviation REM rapid eye movement 0
- abbreviation REM roentgen equivalent man 0
- noun rem the periodic, rapid, jerky movement of the eyeballs under closed lids during stages of sleep associated with dreaming 0
- noun rem a basic unit used to measure the amount of biological damage caused by various types of ionizing radiation, equal to the dose that produces the same amount of damage in human tissue as one roentgen of X-rays or gamma rays (0.01 sievert) 0