peripheral

  1. Adjective.  on the periphery or boundary.
  2. Adjective.  beside the point.
  3. Adjective.  unimportant.
  4. Adjective.  auxiliary.
  5. Adjective.  (neuroanatomy) a part of or located in the peripheral nervous system.
  6. Noun.  (computing) a device, such as a printer or scanner, connected to a computer.

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