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Of or pertaining to a periphery; constituting a periphery; peripheric.

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  1. a. Of or pertaining to a periphery; constituting a periphery; peripheric.
  2. a. External; away from the center; as, the peripheral portion of the nervous system.
  3. adj. on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area
  4. adj. related to the key issue but not of central importance
  5. n. electronic equipment external to the circuit board that contains the CPU of a computer
  6. 1. Of or pertaining to a periphery; constituting a periphery; peripheric. 2. (Anat.) External; away from the center; as, the peripheral portion of the nervous system.
  7. External; away from the center; as, the peripheral portion ofthe nervous system.
  8. j:85/n:15 n. (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer a. on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area s. related to the key issue but not of central importance