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"
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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