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peripheral device

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English

Syllables
pe-riph-er-al de-vice
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An electronic device that is outside the computer's system unit (external to the computer's enclosing case), but used by the computer to which it is connected, such as a printer or a scanner.

Inflected Forms

peripheral devices (plural)

Phrases

sub-system

Frequently Paired Words

SCSI USB interface sub-system

Synonyms

peripheral computer peripheral

Questions

What does peripheral device mean?
An electronic device that is outside the computer's system unit (external to the computer's enclosing case), but used by the computer to which it is connected, such as a printer or a scanner.

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