Peripheral vs Exterior - What's the difference?
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on the periphery or boundary
beside the point
unimportant
auxiliary
(neuroanatomy) a part of or located in the peripheral nervous system
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(computing) a device, such as a printer or scanner, connected to a computer
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Relating to the outside parts or surface of something.
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Being from outside a country; foreign.
Outdoors.
The outside part, parts or surface of something.
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Foreign lands.
As adjectives the difference between peripheral and exterior
is that peripheral is on the periphery or boundary while exterior is relating to the outside parts or surface of something.As nouns the difference between peripheral and exterior
is that peripheral is (computing) a device, such as a printer or scanner, connected to a computer while exterior is the outside part, parts or surface of something.peripheral
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(wikipedia peripheral)Adjective
(en adjective)citation
Derived terms
* peripherally * peripheral vision * peripheral nervous systemNoun
(en noun)- I was kind of looking at the ball, keeping him in my peripheral and all of sudden I see him closing in on the ball.
Synonyms
* peripheral deviceExternal links
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Alternative forms
* exteriour (obsolete)Adjective
(-)- the exterior part of a sphere
- Sith nor the exterior nor the inward man / Resemble that it was.
- the exterior relations of a state or kingdom
Antonyms
* interiorSee also
* externalNoun
(en noun)- The sticker was attached to the exterior of the package
- She is our new minister of the exterior