peripheral — pe·riph·er·al || pÉ™ rɪfrÉ™l n. auxiliary equipment that is connected to a computer (printer, keyboard, etc.) adj. of the circumference; circumferential; marginal; external, outer, exterior … English contemporary dictionary
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