peripheral
(Or "peripheral device", "device") Any part of a
computer other than the {CPU} or {working memory},
i.e. {disks}, {keyboards}, {monitors}, {mice}, {printers},
{scanners}, {tape drives}, {microphones}, {speakers},
{cameras}, to list just the less exotic ones.
High speed working {memory}, such as {RAM}, {ROM} or, in the
old days, {core} would not normally be referred to as
peripherals. The more modern term "device" is also more
general in that it is used for things such as a {pseudo-tty},
a {RAM drive} or a {network adaptor}.
(1999-02-10)