peripheral

adjective
UK: /pəˈrɪfərəl/
US: /pəˈrɪfərəl/

  1. Relating to the edge or boundary of something.

    1. The park is peripheral to the city center.
    2. My role was peripheral to the main investigation, involving only minor tasks.

  2. Not the most important thing; secondary.

    1. The cost is a peripheral concern right now.
    2. We should focus on the core issues, and not be distracted by peripheral details.

  3. Connected to a computer but not part of its central processing unit.

    1. Printers and scanners are peripheral devices.
    2. The new peripheral equipment greatly expanded the computer's capabilities.

Synonyms

outer marginal secondary auxiliary external nonessential
peripheral noun

  1. A device that is connected to a computer but is not part of its CPU.

    1. I bought a new peripheral for my computer.
    2. This computer has many peripherals, including a printer and scanner.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "peripheral" in English means: Relating to the edge or boundary of something., Not the most important thing; secondary., Connected to a computer but not part of its central processing unit..

The phonetic transcription of "peripheral" is /pəˈrɪfərəl/ in British English and /pəˈrɪfərəl/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "peripheral": outer, marginal, secondary, auxiliary, external, nonessential.

Example usage of "peripheral": "The park is peripheral to the city center.". More examples on the page.