Peripheral definition

Related to, located in, or constituting an outer boundary or periphery.

Of the surface or outer part of a body or organ; external.

Of, relating to, or being part of the peripheral nervous system.

An auxiliary device, such as a printer, modem, or storage system, that works in conjunction with a computer.

Of, belonging to, or forming a periphery.

Only slightly connected with what is essential or important; merely incidental.

Lying at the outside or away from the central part; outer; external.

(anat.) Of, at, or near the surface of the body; specif., designating or of that part of a nervous system that branches out from a central nervous system.

A piece of equipment that can be used with a computer to increase its functional range or efficiency, as a printer, scanner, disk, etc.

Related to, located in, or constituting an outer boundary or periphery.

Perceived or perceiving near the outer edges of the retina.

Relating to the surface or outer part of a body or organ; external.

Relating to or being part of the peripheral nervous system.

(anatomy) Relating to or being the surface or outer part of a body or organ.

Relating to or being part of the peripheral nervous system.

(computer science) An auxiliary device, such as a printer or modem, distinct from a computer's central processing unit and working memory, and often connected externally.

In computing, a hardware device, such as a printer or external disk drive, that is separate from but connected to and controlled by the computer system's central processing unit (CPU).The computer system generally makes use of a program known as a driver to deal with device-specific peripheral operations.

Beside the point.

(neuroanatomy) A part of or located in the peripheral nervous system.

Perceived or perceiving near the outer edges of the retina.

Of minor relevance or importance.

A peripheral is defined as a piece of equipment that works with a computer.

The definition of peripheral is something that is just outside of the main focus.

Auxiliary.