noun
(computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer
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disk drives and printers are important peripherals
• Syn: ↑peripheral, ↑computer peripheral
• Topics: ↑computer science, ↑computing
• Hypernyms: ↑electronic equipment
• Hyponyms: ↑data input device, ↑input device, ↑output device, ↑printer
• Part Holonyms: ↑computer, ↑computing machine, ↑computing device, ↑data processor, ↑electronic computer, ↑information processing system
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peripheral unit or peripheral device noun
(in a computer system) any of the input (eg card reader), output (eg magnetic tape), and storage devices, which are connected to or controlled by the central processing unit
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Main Entry: ↑periphery
Useful english dictionary. 2012.