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peripheral

/ peripheral /
noun/adjective

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
(computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer
"disk drives and printers are important peripherals"
Type of:
electronic equipment
Kinds of:
printer
Has parts:
computer computing machine computing device
Domain:
computer science computing
adjective Sense 2
on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area
"Russia''s peripheral provinces"
"peripheral suburbs"
Similar:
circumferential fringy marginal encircling(a) skirting(a) off-base
Opposites:
central
adjective satellite Sense 3
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"
Similar:
incidental incident
Semantic Complexity
57%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
8
Total Relationships
14
Times Searched
23
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electronic equipment printer circumferential fringy marginal encircling(a) skirting(a) off-base central incidental incident