Examples of “peripheral” in a Sentence

adj Located on the outer edge or boundary, rather than at the center.

• She noticed movement in her peripheral vision.
• The peripheral areas of the park are quieter than the center.
• Traffic is lighter on the peripheral roads around the town.

adj Of minor importance; not central to the main issue.

• That detail is peripheral to the main argument.
• Color choices are peripheral to the real problem with the design.
• Let us skip the peripheral issues and focus on the budget.

noun A device connected to a computer but not part of its core hardware, such as a printer or keyboard.

• He plugged in a new keyboard and other peripherals.
• A printer is a common peripheral for a home computer.
• The laptop has only two ports, so I must choose which peripheral to connect.