HyperDic: peripheral

English > 3 senses of the word *peripheral*:
ADJECTIVE	all	peripheral	on or near an edge or constituting / constituting an outer boundary
ADJECTIVE	all	peripheral	related to the key issue but not of central importance
NOUN	artifact	peripheral, computer peripheral, peripheral device	(computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer

peripheral > pronunciation
Sounds	perih'ferahl; perih'frahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

English > *peripheral*: 3 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	On or near an edge or constituting / constituting an outer boundary; the outer area.
Examples	"Russia's peripheral provinces" "peripheral suburbs"
Narrower	circumferential	lying around or just outside the edges or outskirts
	encircling, skirting	All around the edges
	fringy, marginal	At or constituting / constituting a border or edge
	off-base	Located outside a military base
Opposite	central	In or near a center or constituting a center
Spanish	periférico
Catalan	perifèric
Nouns	periphery	the outside boundary or surface of something
Adverbs	peripherally	in or at or near a periphery or according to a peripheral / peripheral role or function or relationship

English > *peripheral*: 3 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	related to the key issue but not of central importance.
Examples	"a peripheral interest" "energy is far from a peripheral issue in the economy" "peripheral issues"
Broader	incidental, incident	(sometimes followed by 'to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence
Spanish	periférico
Catalan	perifèric
Adverbs	peripherally	in or at or near a periphery or according to a peripheral / peripheral role or function or relationship

English > *peripheral*: 3 senses > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	(computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer.
Example	"disk drives and printers are important peripherals"
Synonyms	computer peripheral, peripheral device
Category	computer science, computing	The branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
Part of	computer, computing machine, computing device, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system	A machine for performing calculations automatically
Narrower	data input device, input device	A device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device
	output device	Electronic or electromechanical equipment connected to a computer and used to transfer data out of the computer in the form of text, images, sounds, or other media
	printer	(computer science) an output device that prints the results of data processing
Broader	electronic equipment	equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)
Spanish	dispositivo periférico, periférico
Catalan	dispositiu perifèric, perifèric

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