peripheral

peripheral
peripheral pe‧riph‧e‧ral [pəˈrɪfrəl] adjective
1. peripheral activity/​ business etc COMMERCE an activity, business etc that is not the most important one that a company is involved in:

• The firm is neglecting profitable core businesses to develop peripheral activities.

2. peripheral equipment/​product COMPUTING equipment that is connected to a computer and used with it:

• The company focused on supplying peripheral products such as printers.

— peripheral noun [countable] :

• a maker of computer peripherals, particularly disk drives

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Ⅰ.
peripheral UK US /pəˈrɪfərəl/ adjective
► used to describe something that is not as important as the main thing to which it is related, for example a company's less successful activities in relation to its most successful ones: »

Some of the more peripheral interests have been sold and the company now has a clearer focus on certain markets.

► IT used to describe a piece of equipment, such as a printer, that can be connected to a computer: »

The system is expected to boost sales of PCs as well as components, applications, and peripheral devices.

Ⅱ.
peripheral UK US /pəˈrɪfərəl/ noun [C]
► IT a piece of equipment, such as a printer, that can be connected to a computer: »

Whether something is a peripheral or part of a computer is not always clear.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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