Dictionary Check: peripheral

"peripheral" is a valid word!

Scrabble 17 points
Words with Friends 19 points

Definition

adjective

on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area

Example: "Russia's peripheral provinces"
Antonyms:
adjective

related to the key issue but not of central importance

Example: "a peripheral interest"
noun

electronic equipment external to the circuit board that contains the CPU of a computer

Example: "disk drives and printers are important peripherals"

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