Peripheral Definition & Meaning
peripheral
- adjective
- on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area; "Russia's peripheral provinces"; "peripheral suburbs"
- 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"
- noun
- (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer; "disk drives and printers are important peripherals"
"Peripheral" in song lyrics
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"many tower boxes stuffed with too many peripheral"
Equilibrium — Windows 98 -
"Deliver blows to foes in my peripheral"
Heltah Skeltah f/ The Representativz — The Square (Triple R) -
"You know you gone when you see blood vessels in your peripheral"
Leak Bros — See Thru
Words that rhyme with peripheral
Usage tips for "peripheral"
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- What does peripheral mean?
- on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area; "Russia's peripheral provinces"; "peripheral suburbs" 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" (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer; "disk drives and printers are important peripherals"
- What part of speech is peripheral?
- Peripheral is an adjective and a noun.
- How many definitions does peripheral have?
- Peripheral has 3 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).