English > peripheral device: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer. |
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| Synonyms | peripheral, computer peripheral |
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| Category | computer science, computing | The branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures |
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| Part of | computer, computing machine, computing device, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system | A machine for performing calculations automatically |
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| Narrower | data input device, input device | A device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device |
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| 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) |
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| Spanish | dispositivo periférico, periférico |
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| Catalan | dispositiu perifèric, perifèric |
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