PERIPHERAL

(noun) (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer
"disk drives and printers are important peripherals"
synonyms : computer peripheral , peripheral device
(adj.) on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area
"Russia's peripheral provinces", "peripheral suburbs"
Russia's peripheral provinces were in great danger of attack. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) related to the key issue but not of central importance
"a peripheral interest", "energy is far from a peripheral issue in the economy", "peripheral issues"
He dismissed the peripheral issues and directly approached the main issue. -added by naila_inlas

Mnemonics for peripheral

(Tag: ) Villages on the Periphery of any country are of less importance...i.e peripheral
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(Tag: ) remind from "periphery" which means at the edge of sth
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(Tag: ) Computer Peripherals do not come with the motherboard. eg: keyboard, mouse
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