peripheral
English Thesaurus
1. (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | electronic equipment, |
| definition | : | equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | data input device, input device, |
| definition | : | a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | output device, |
| definition | : | electronic or electromechanical equipment connected to a computer and used to transfer data out of the computer in the form of text, images, sounds, or other media (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | printer, |
| definition | : | (computer science) an output device that prints the results of data processing (noun.artifact) |
| domain category | : | computer science, computing, |
| definition | : | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures (noun.cognition) |
2. on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area (adj.all)
| similar | : | circumferential, |
| definition | : | lying around or just outside the edges or outskirts (adj.all) |
| similar | : | fringy, marginal, |
| definition | : | at or constituting a border or edge (adj.all) |
| similar | : | off-base, |
| definition | : | located outside a military base (adj.all) |
3. related to the key issue but not of central importance (adj.all)
| similar | : | incident, incidental, |
| definition | : | (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence (adj.all) |
4. on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area (adj.all)
| antonym | : | central, |
| definition | : | in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area (adj.all) |
| antonym | : | central, |
| definition | : | in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area (adj.all) |
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