Peripheral Meaning

There are 3 meaning(s) for word Peripheral

Meaning 1 : electronic equipment external to the circuit board that contains the CPU of a computer

    Example : disk drives and printers are important peripherals

    Synonyms : computer peripheral,  peripheral device
Meaning 2 : on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area

    Example : Russia's peripheral provinces,peripheral suburbs

Meaning 3 : 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

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