Definitions
noun
electronic equipment external to the circuit board that contains the CPU of a computer
“disk drives and printers are important peripherals”
adjective
on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area
“Russia's peripheral provinces”
adjective
related to the key issue but not of central importance
“a peripheral interest”
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