亚洲网紅露点

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peripheral

[ puh-rif-er-uhl ]

adjective

  1. relating to, situated in, or constituting the periphery:

    peripheral resistance on the outskirts of the battle area.

  2. concerned with relatively minor, irrelevant, or superficial aspects of the subject in question.
  3. Anatomy. near the surface or outside of; external.
  4. Computers. relating to a device or unit that is separate from but connected to a computer, network host, etc.


noun

  1. Computers.
    1. a device or unit that operates separately from the CPU but is connected to it, such as a mouse, printer, speakers, etc.
    2. a device or unit that is separate from a network鈥檚 host computer but in communication with it, such as a shared input terminal, printer, or backup drive.

peripheral

/ 辫蓹藞谤瑟蹿蓹谤蓹濒 /

adjective

  1. not relating to the most important part of something; incidental, minor, or superficial
  2. of, relating to, or of the nature of a periphery
  3. anatomy of, relating to, or situated near the surface of the body

    a peripheral nerve

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

peripheral

Adjective

  1. Anatomy.
    Relating to or being the surface or outer part of a body or organ.
  2. Relating to or being part of the peripheral nervous system.

Noun

  1. Computer Science.
    An auxiliary device, such as a printer or modem, distinct from a computer's central processing unit and working memory, and often connected externally.

peripheral

  1. Any part that is separate from a computer 's CPU, such as a printer, a keyboard, or a monitor.
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Derived Forms

  • 辫别藞谤颈辫丑别谤补濒濒测, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 辫别路谤颈辫丑路别谤路补濒路濒测 adverb
  • 耻苍路辫别路谤颈辫丑路别谤路补濒 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of peripheral1

First recorded in 1800鈥10; 1965鈥70 peripheral fordef 4; from Greek 辫别谤颈辫丑别谤(岣梥) ( periphery ( def ) ) + -al 1( def )
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Solar units and their peripherals are being ripped from roofs, salvaged from rubble, and sold on Facebook.

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This shouldn鈥檛 be surprising, given its highly specific, peripheral mechanism.

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Instead, it can only circulate to opioid receptors outside of the brain, known as peripheral opioid receptors.

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That creates what Mr Willison describes as an "immunological Russian roulette", triggering an "acute neurological tsunami" that surges through the peripheral nervous system.

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When you get to be a certain age, you鈥檙e mostly asked to play a grandmother, not the heart of the story; you鈥檙e peripheral in a lot of ways.

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