peripheral device

Other forms: peripheral devices

Definitions of peripheral device

1. noun

   (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer
   synonyms: computer peripheral, peripheral

   types:

   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, electronics

   equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)