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Peripheral

  1. noun

    (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer

    disk drives and printers are important peripherals

    Similar: computer peripheral, peripheral device

  2. adjective

    on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area

    Russia's peripheral provinces

  3. adjective

    related to the key issue but not of central importance

    a peripheral interest