peripheral

peripheral

The quality of being peripheral.

plural of peripherality

A policy of focusing on what is peripheral.

Alternative form of peripherally

(computing) Any hardware (i.e. handheld, computer, laptop) containing vast amounts of information, which is in constant flux and is important to the owner but not so important as to be stored in wetware.

(computer hardware) 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.

plural of peripheral device

plural of peripheral brain