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peripheral   (TTS Sound)

The noun peripheral has 1 sense

• peripheral, computer peripheral, peripheral device -- ((computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer; "disk drives and printers are important peripherals")

The adj peripheral has 2 senses

• peripheral -- (on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area; "Russia's peripheral provinces"; "peripheral suburbs")


• peripheral -- (related to the key issue but not of central importance; "a peripheral interest"; "energy is far from a peripheral issue in the economy"; "peripheral issues")