Peripheral
nounpə'rɪfərəl
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
electronic equipment external to the circuit board that contains the CPU of a computer
“disk drives and printers are important peripherals”
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Similar Words
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- Encircling
- Fringy
- Off-base
- Skirting
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