peripheral
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5.5
- noun
- /pəˈrɪfərəl/
- Specialized
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periférico
- It allows you to expand your peripherals through PCI expansion.
- computer peripheral
Any Thunderbolt peripheral and power right here.
- Any Thunderbolt peripheral and power right here.
- When that check came and that check was dropped off on the table, trust me, that shit was in my peripherals.
Examples
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Now, this will give us access to flash drives, hard drives, all kinds of peripherals with the iPad Pro.
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The new gaming mouse is an excellent peripheral for enhancing our computer experience.
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And thanks to these, we can use virtually any peripheral or printer that we want.
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It is a computer peripheral company and let me see if I can make this work.
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The target peripheral may be connected directly to the chipset, or there may be a switch network between them.
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Apparently it's some kind of new portable peripheral for the Nintendo Wii.
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As a rule, if it worked in a previous release of Ubuntu, a peripheral will work just fine with the latest Ubuntu release.
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"We also wanted the new machine to be as fully automated as possible, making it as easy to use as a laser printer or other computer peripheral."
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I mean, Belkin makes all kinds of peripherals and accessories for devices and computers.
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The difference between the Wii U and the PS3 is that the Wii U's primary control peripheral has a touch screen.
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Synonyms
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4.7
An electronic machine like a printer that connects to a computer to let you enter, see or save information
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3.1
A device you add to a computer to make it work better or be easier to use
A device that connects to a computer, like a mouse or printer, but is not inside it
A machine like a keyboard or printer that moves information between a computer and a user
Devices that support the main system but are not controlled by its main computer
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.2
The nerves outside the brain and spinal cord that send messages between the brain and other body parts
- Specialized
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4.7
An electronic machine like a printer that connects to a computer to let you enter, see or save information
- Specialized
A device that connects to a computer, like a mouse or printer, but is not inside it
How Essential
- Specialized
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4.2
1
3.5
447
3.4
- Specialized
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5.5
70
3.5
Surface Forms
Etymology
Peripheral comes from the Greek peri- 'around' and the idea of being outside the centre, like a perimeter. So a computer peripheral is a device that sits around the main machine and connects to it but is not part of its core.