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peripheral devices

peripheral devices is the plural of peripheral device.

Meaning of peripheral device

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

Questions about peripheral devices

What is peripheral devices the plural of?
Peripheral devices is the plural of peripheral device.

Words near peripheral devices in the dictionary

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

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