- relating to, situated in, or constituting the periphery: peripheral resistance on the outskirts of the battle area.
- concerned with relatively minor, irrelevant, or superficial aspects of the subject in question.
- near the surface or outside of; external.
- relating to a device or unit that is separate from but connected to a computer, network host, etc.
- Computers.
- a device or unit that operates separately from the CPU but is connected to it, such as a mouse, printer, speakers, etc.
- a device or unit that is separate from a network’s host computer but in communication with it, such as a shared input terminal, printer, or backup drive.
- not relating to the most important part of something; incidental, minor, or superficial
- of, relating to, or of the nature of a periphery
- of, relating to, or situated near the surface of the body
