Meanings
plural peripheral devices
- computer hardwareAn 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
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn 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.
More synonyms by meaning
nounelectronic equipment external to the circuit board that contains the CPU of a computer
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian периферно устройство
- периферно устройство (periferno ustrojstvo)device that is outside the computer's system unit
Catalan perifèric
- perifèricdevice that is outside the computer's system unit
Chinese Mandarin 外部設備 /外部设备, 外設 /外设
- 外部設備 /外部设备 (wàibù shèbèi)device that is outside the computer's system unit
- 外設 /外设 (wàishè)device that is outside the computer's system unit
- 周邊設備 /周边设备 (zhōuwéi shèbèi)device that is outside the computer's system unit
- 外圍設備 /外围设备 (wàiwéi shèbèi)device that is outside the computer's system unit
Esperanto flankaparato
- flankaparatodevice that is outside the computer's system unit
Finnish oheislaite
- oheislaitedevice that is outside the computer's system unit
French périphérique informatique, périphérique
- périphérique informatiquedevice that is outside the computer's system unit
- périphériquedevice that is outside the computer's system unit
German Peripheriegerät
- Peripheriegerätdevice that is outside the computer's system unit
Greek περιφεριακή συσκευή
- περιφεριακή συσκευή (periferiakí syskeví)device that is outside the computer's system unit
Hungarian periféria, perifériás eszköz
- perifériadevice that is outside the computer's system unit
- perifériás eszközdevice that is outside the computer's system unit
- eszközdevice that is outside the computer's system unit
Indonesian perangkat periferal, peranti periferal
- perangkat periferaldevice that is outside the computer's system unit
- peranti periferaldevice that is outside the computer's system unit
Irish gléas forimeallach
- gléas forimeallachdevice that is outside the computer's system unit
Japanese 周辺機器, ペリフェラル
- 周辺機器 (shūhen kiki)device that is outside the computer's system unit
- ペリフェラル (periferaru)device that is outside the computer's system unit
Korean 주변장치
- 주변장치 (jubyeonjangchi)device that is outside the computer's system unit
Norwegian Bokmål periferenhet
- periferenhetdevice that is outside the computer's system unit
Polish urządzenie peryferyjne
- urządzenie peryferyjnedevice that is outside the computer's system unit
Portuguese periférico
- periféricodevice that is outside the computer's system unit
Romanian aparat periferic, unitate periferică
- aparat perifericdevice that is outside the computer's system unit
- unitate perifericădevice that is outside the computer's system unit
- dispozitiv perifericdevice that is outside the computer's system unit
Russian перифери́йное устро́йство
- перифери́йное устро́йство (periferíjnoje ustrójstvo)device that is outside the computer's system unit
Spanish periférico, dispositivo periférico
- periféricodevice that is outside the computer's system unit
- dispositivo periféricodevice that is outside the computer's system unit
Vietnamese thiết bị ngoại vi
- thiết bị ngoại videvice that is outside the computer's system unit
Welsh dyfais berifferol
- dyfais berifferoldevice that is outside the computer's system unit
Cite this entry
peripheral device. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peripheral%20device
“peripheral device.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peripheral%20device. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peripheral device,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peripheral%20device.
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