peripheral in English dictionary

  • peripheral

    Meanings and definitions of "peripheral"

    • (neuroanatomy) a part of or located in the peripheral nervous system
    • (computing) a device, such as a printer or scanner, connected to a computer
    • adjective
      on the periphery or boundary
    • adjective
      beside the point
    • adjective
      unimportant
    • adjective
      auxiliary
    • adjective
      (neuroanatomy)
      a part of or located in the peripheral nervous system
    • noun
      (computing)
      a device, such as a printer or scanner, connected to a computer
    • noun
      peripheral vision
    • computing device
    • A device, such as a disk drive, printer, modem, or joystick, that is connected to a computer and is controlled by the computer's microprocessor.
    • On the periphery or boundary.
    • (computer) peripheral
    • A device attached to a host computer but not part of it, and is more or less dependent on the host.
    • adjective
      on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area; "Russia's peripheral provinces"; "peripheral suburbs"
    • adjective
      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"
    • noun
      electronic equipment external to the circuit board that contains the CPU of a computer; "disk drives and printers are important peripherals"

    Synonyms of "peripheral" in English dictionary

    circumferential, electronic equipment, peripheral device are the top synonyms of "peripheral" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "peripheral" in English dictionary

    central is the antonym of "peripheral" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of peripheral

    • peripheral ( plural  peripherals)
    • peripheral ( comparative more peripheral, superlative most peripheral)
    • peripheral (comparative more peripheral, superlative most peripheral)
    • peripheral (plural peripherals)
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