PERIPHERAL DEVICE
(noun)Definitions
There is 1 meaning of the phrase
Peripheral Device.
Peripheral Device - as a noun
Electronic equipment external to the circuit board that contains the cpu of a computer
Example: "Disk drives and printers are important peripherals"
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
computer peripheralperipheralHypernyms (Closely Related)
electronic equipmentHyponyms (Broadly Related)
Example Sentences
"A keyboard is an example of a peripheral device."
"The printer is connected to the computer as a peripheral device."
"The mouse is a common peripheral device used in conjunction with computers."
"External hard drives are considered peripheral devices."
"A scanner is an example of a peripheral device used to digitize documents."