peripheral device

Typeglossary
DictionaryLCS
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Synonymsperipheral device,peripheral,device
RelatedGlossary: device driver
Description

Part of a computer system that lets the computer interact with the user, communicate with another system, or transfer information. Examples of devices include keyboards and mice, modems, printers, and disk drives.

A device is controlled by a piece of software called a device driver.