How can someone access my computer with an "Infrared Remote?"

Can someone please explain to me how someone can access my Mac Book Pro by using an Infrared Remote? What is an Infrared Remote device and how does it operate?
Thank you,
KayeKaye07

It only works if you have a little circle on the front of your MacBook Pro that is the infrared remote receiver. This was on the MacBook Pros of a few years ago. Recent Macs no longer have an infrared receiver, so infrared remotes like the Apple Remote cannot control them.
The Apple Remote which used to be included with MacBooks was intended for uses like letting you control DVD playback or presentations from a distance. I guess Apple decided it was no longer needed after they removed their FrontRow media player, and after people started controlling their presentations with their phones, or even playing back their presentations directly from their phones.

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