1. in parapsychology, the perception of a scene or event at which one is not present. In the usual research protocol, one person is present at a target location, while the remote perceiver is situated at some distance from the scene, with no prior knowledge of it, and attempts to perceive aspects of its ambience and detail. Both participants record their impressions on identical checklists, and the observations are later correlated for level of agreement.

2. the perception of an object using means other than the senses normally used to perceive it. For example, rocks on Mars may be perceived using a video camera mounted on a robot. See telepresence.