peripheral

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peripheral Definition

• (a) on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area; "Russia''s peripheral provinces"; "peripheral suburbs"
• (n) (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer; "disk drives and printers are important peripherals"
• (s) related to the key issue but not of central importance; "a peripheral interest"; "energy is far from a peripheral issue in the economy"; "peripheral issues"

peripheral Synonyms

• computer peripheral
• peripheral
• peripheral device