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computer peripheral

DEFINITIONS OF: computer peripheral

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n (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer

Synonyms:
peripheral, peripheral device
Types:
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data input device, input device
a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device
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 keyboard, keypad
a keyboard that is a data input device for computers; arrangement of keys is modelled after the typewriter keyboard
dot matrix printer, dot printer, matrix printer
a printer that represents each character as a pattern of dots from a dot matrix
joystick
a manual control consisting of a vertical handle that can move freely in two directions; used as an input device to computers or to devices controlled by computers
digital scanner, image scanner, scanner
an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer
Type of:
electronic equipment
equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)
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