periférico — meaning in English
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English meaning
- marginal adj Located at or near an edge or border.
- peripheral adj Located on the outer edge or boundary, rather than at the center.
Senses
periférico is used for these senses in English:
- marginal (uncomparable) Of, relating to, or located at or near a margin or edge; also figurative usages of location and margin (edge).
- peripheral On the periphery or boundary.
- peripheral device (computer hardware) An electronic device that is outside the computer's system unit (external to the computer's enclosing case), but used by the computer to which it is connected, such as a printer or a scanner.
marginal — full definition
- adj Located at or near an edge or border.
- adj Very small in size or importance; barely significant.
- adj Relating to a political seat won by a small majority.
- noun A political constituency won by a small margin.
peripheral — full definition
- adj Located on the outer edge or boundary, rather than at the center.
- adj Of minor importance; not central to the main issue.
- noun A device connected to a computer but not part of its core hardware, such as a printer or keyboard.