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pe·riph·er·al de·vice

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. peripheral, computer peripheral, peripheral devicenoun

    (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer

    "disk drives and printers are important peripherals"

Wiktionary

  1. peripheral devicenoun

    A device that is outside the computer's system unit, such as a printer or a scanner.

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  1. peripheral device

    A peripheral device is an external or auxiliary device connected to a computer which enables various operations, functions and activities, including input, output and data storage. These devices are not crucial to the computer's primary function but they extend its capabilities. Examples include printers, scanners, keyboards, mice, speakers, and external hard drives.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of peripheral device in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of peripheral device in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3


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