HyperDic: peripheral_device

English > 1 sense of the expression peripheral device:
NOUNartifactperipheral device, peripheral, computer peripheral(computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer
English > peripheral device: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning(computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer.
Synonymsperipheral, computer peripheral
Categorycomputer science, computingThe branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
Part ofcomputer, computing machine, computing device, data processor, electronic computer, information processing systemA machine for performing calculations automatically
Narrowerdata input device, input deviceA device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device
output deviceElectronic 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
Broaderelectronic equipmentequipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)
Spanishdispositivo periférico, periférico
Catalandispositiu perifèric, perifèric

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