(n) (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer, Syn.peripheral device, computer peripheral, Example: disk drives and printers are important peripherals
(adj) related to the key issue but not of central importance, Example: a peripheral interest; energy is far from a peripheral issue in the economy; peripheral issues
a. 1. Of or pertaining to a periphery; constituting a periphery; peripheric. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Anat.) External; away from the center; on or near the surface; as, the peripheral portion of the nervous system. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Pertaining to minor, unimportant, superficial, or irrelevant aspects of the matter in question; as, peripheral isssues are dealt with in the appendix. [ PJC ]
n.; pl.Peripheries [ L. peripheria, Gr. perife`reia; peri` around + fe`rein to bear, carry: cf. F. périphérie. ] 1. The outside or superficial portions of a body; the surface. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Geom.) The circumference of a circle, ellipse, or other figure. [ 1913 Webster ]
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