Peripheral
Related Definitions
[n] (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer; "disk drives and printers are important peripherals"
[adj] on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area; "Russia's peripheral provinces"; "peripheral suburbs"
[adj] 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"
Synonyms
circumferential, computer peripheral, edge(a), encircling(a), fringe(a), fringy, incident, incidental, marginal, off-base, peripheral device, skirting(a)
Related Terms
ambient, apparent, beside the point, circling, circumambient, circumferential, circumflex, circumfluent, circumfluous, circumjacent, cortical, delineatory, embracing, encircling, enclosing, encompassing, enfolding, enveloping, environing, epidermic, exomo