peripheral

noun

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

e.g. disk drives and printers are important peripherals

Synonym: computer peripheralperipheral device

peripheral的近义词

adj

1. on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary
the outer area

e.g. Russia's peripheral provinces
peripheral suburbs

2. related to the key issue but not of central importance

e.g. a peripheral interest
energy is far from a peripheral issue in the economy
peripheral issues

1. 无关紧要的；次要的
A peripheral activity or issue is one which is not very important compared with other activities or issues.

e.g. Companies are increasingly keen to contract out peripheral activities like training...
公司越来越倾向于把像培训这样的非核心业务外包出去。
e.g. ...peripheral and boring information...
无关紧要的无聊信息

2. 周围的；边缘的
Peripheral areas of land are ones which are on the edge of a larger area.

e.g. ...peripheral regions beyond the reach of powerful rulers.
强大的统治者势力范围之外的边缘地区
e.g. ...urban development in the outer peripheral areas of large towns.
大城市外围地区的城市开发

3. （计算机）外围设备，外部设备
Peripherals are devices that can be attached to computers.

e.g. ...peripherals to expand the use of our computers.
扩展计算机用途的外围设备
e.g. ... peripheral products for the basic computer.
普通电脑的外围设备

1. peripheral的解释

1. 外围设备：外围设备 外围设备(peripheral)计算机所连接的如打印机、扫描仪等计算机附件. 平台 平台(platform)即运行软件的计算机. 一个平台可以包含一种操作系统,也可以不包含操作系统. 程序(program) 设计用来执行某种特殊任务的一种有组织的计算机代码集,

2. 外设：此时网络访问能力从核心主机服务器系统中分化出来并逐渐扮演重要角色. 此时信息存储系统仍然是主机服务器的外设(peripheral) ,广大用户普遍认同以计算机服务器(Server)为核心规划信息系统,视直连存储为外设(peripheral).

3. peripheral是什么意思

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