PERIPHERAL

/pəˈɹɪf(ə)ɹ(ə)l/ ► audio Scrabble 17 Words With Friends 19

Scrabble letter values: P3E1R1I1P3H4E1R1A1L1 = 17

Definition

  1. noun electronic equipment external to the circuit board that contains the CPU of a computer. — synonyms: computer_peripheral, peripheral_device
  2. adjective on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary.
  3. adjective related to the key issue but not of central importance.

Examples

  • “disk drives and printers are important peripherals”
  • “the outer area”
  • “Russia's peripheral provinces”

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