English to English
adjective
- on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area
Russia's peripheral provinces.
Peripheral suburbs.
source: WordNet 3.0
- Of or pertaining to a periphery; constituting a periphery; peripheric.
source: Webster 1913
noun
- (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer
Disk drives and printers are important peripherals.
source: WordNet 3.0
adjective satellite
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
