peripheral device

peripheral unit

(Computer Science) computing any device, such as a disk, printer, modem, or screen, concerned with input/output, storage, etc. Often shortened to: peripheral

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Noun

peripheral device - (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer; "disk drives and printers are important peripherals"

computer peripheral, peripheral

computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system - a machine for performing calculations automatically

data input device, input device - a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device

electronic equipment - equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)

output device - electronic or electromechanical equipment connected to a computer and used to transfer data out of the computer in the form of text, images, sounds, or other media

printer - (computer science) an output device that prints the results of data processing

computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures

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