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English to English adjective
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on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area |  | Example: Russia's peripheral provinces peripheral suburbs
source: wordnet30
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Of or pertaining to a periphery; constituting a periphery; peripheric. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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related to the key issue but not of central importance |  | Example: a peripheral interest energy is far from a peripheral issue in the economy peripheral issues
source: wordnet30 noun
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(computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer |  | Example: disk drives and printers are important peripherals
source: wordnet30
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