Peripheral - Definition
peripheral
adj 1: on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the
outer area; "Russia's peripheral provinces"; "peripheral
suburbs" [ant: central]
2: 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"
n 1: (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable
to the CPU of a computer; "disk drives and printers are
important peripherals" [syn: peripheral, computer
peripheral, peripheral device]