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peripheral device

peripheral device 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.

Noun

peripheral device (plural peripheral devices)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    peripheral

peripheral device meaning in Tamil, Kannada, Indonesian and Vietnamese

peripheral device in Tamil

வெளிப்புறக் கரணம்

peripheral device in Kannada

ಬಾಹ್ಯ ಸಾಧನ, ಹೊರಗಿನ ಸಾಧನ

peripheral device in Indonesian

device that is outside the computer's system unit
perangkat periferal, peranti periferal

peripheral device in Vietnamese

device that is outside the computer's system unit
thiết bị ngoại vi

Synonyms of peripheral device

Forms of peripheral device

pluralperipheral devices

Questions about peripheral device

What does peripheral device mean?
Peripheral device means 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.
What is peripheral device in Tamil?
Peripheral device in Tamil is வெளிப்புறக் கரணம். See Peripheral device meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is peripheral device?
Peripheral device is a noun.
What is the plural of peripheral device?
The plural of peripheral device is peripheral devices.

Words near peripheral device in the dictionary

  1. peripheral
  2. peripheral artery disease
  3. peripheral brain
  4. peripheral brains
  5. peripheral bus
  6. peripheral device
  7. peripheral devices
  8. peripheral membrane protein
  9. peripheral membrane proteins
  10. peripheral nervous system
  11. peripheral nervous systems

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Adapted from Wiktionary: peripheral device (page history and authors); peripheral device (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); peripheral device (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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