peripheral

Letters that make peripheral

a, e, l, p, h, r, i are letters that make 'peripheral'

Words within peripheral

ER, IP, he, pe, ERA, rip, He, pH, RI, RA, AL, Ra, peri, Hera, Al, Er, era are words within 'peripheral'


3 possible definitions for 'peripheral'

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

Under this definition, peripheral is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

computer peripheral, peripheral device have the same meaning as 'peripheral'

peripheral as a type

'peripheral' can be a type of electronic equipment.

Types of peripheral

data input device, input device, output device, printer are types of 'peripheral'.

peripheral as a part

'peripheral' can be a part of computer, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system, computing device.

peripheral as a category

'peripheral' can be a category of computer science, computing.

Example of peripheral used within this context

"disk drives and printers are important peripherals"


Peripheral as "related to the key issue but not of central importance"

Under this definition, peripheral is an adjective and has the following properties:

Similar to peripheral

incidental, incident are similar to 'peripheral'.

Example of peripheral used within this context

"a peripheral interest", "energy is far from a peripheral issue in the economy", "peripheral issues"


Peripheral as "on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary, the outer area"

Under this definition, peripheral is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

central has the opposite meaning of peripheral

Derivatives of peripheral

periphery, fringe, outer boundary are derivatives of 'peripheral'.

Similar to peripheral

circumferential, fringy, marginal, encircling(a), skirting(a), off-base are similar to 'peripheral'.

Example of peripheral used within this context

"Russia's peripheral provinces", "peripheral suburbs"



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