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peripheral
has definitions from the fields of computer science,electronics
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[ adjective ] on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area
Examples "Russia's peripheral provinces" "peripheral suburbs" Used in print (Robert E. Lane, The Liberties of Wit: Humanism, Critici...)Still , it would be surprising if what one reads did not contribute to one 's ideas of right and wrong ; certainly the awakened alarm over the comic_books and the continuous concern over prurient literature indicate some peripheral aspects of_this influence . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] of or relating to or of the nature of a periphery
Examples "peripheral vision" Used in print (J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)Additional findings at this time included cardiomegaly , peripheral arteriosclerosis_obliterans , and cholelithiasis . (E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)Moreover , the dominance in parasympathetic action ( with reciprocal inhibition of the sympathetic ) at the hypothalamic level induces , by its peripheral action , the autonomic symptoms of sleep and , by its action on the cortex , a lessening in the reactivity of the sensory and motor apparatus of the somatic nervous_system . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] related to the key issue but not of central importance
Examples "a peripheral interest" "energy is far from a peripheral issue in the economy" "peripheral issues" Used in print (David Boroff, "Jewish Teen-Age Culture"...)A fourteen year old girl from the Middle_West observed wryly that , in her community , religion inconveniently interfered with religious activities - at_least with the peripheral activities that many middle_class Jews now regard_as religious . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer
Synonyms Examples "disk drives and printers are important peripherals" Related terms electronic_equipment printer computer digital_computer computer_science |
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