peripheral can be used as a adj
1. peripheral -- (on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area; "Russia's peripheral provinces"; "peripheral suburbs")
2. peripheral -- (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")
peripheral can be used as a noun
1. peripheral, computer peripheral, peripheral device -- ((computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer; "disk drives and printers are important peripherals")
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