Information Science

Computer Peripherals

Various units or machines that operate in combination or in conjunction with a computer but are not physically part of it. Peripheral devices typically display computer data, store data from the computer and return the data to the computer on demand, prepare data for human use, or acquire data from a source and convert it to a form usable by a computer. (Computer Dictionary, 4th ed.)

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Various units or machines that operate in combination or in conjunction with a computer but are not physically part of it. Peripheral devices typically display computer data, store data from the computer and return the data to the computer on demand, prepare data for human use, or acquire data from a source and convert it to a form usable by a computer. (Computer Dictionary, 4th ed.)

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  • Peripheral Devices, Computer
  • Peripheral Equipment, Computer
  • Computer Peripheral
  • Computer Peripheral Device
  • Computer Peripheral Devices
  • Computer Peripheral Equipment
  • Computer Peripheral Equipments
  • Device, Computer Peripheral
  • Devices, Computer Peripheral
  • Equipment, Computer Peripheral
  • Equipments, Computer Peripheral
  • Peripheral Device, Computer
  • Peripheral Equipments, Computer
  • Peripheral, Computer
  • Peripherals, Computer

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Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends.

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  • Computers (1966-1990)

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  1. L01w.224w.230w.260w.115w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Computer Peripherals. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016287. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016287
  2. Computer Peripherals. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peripheral
  3. Computer Peripherals. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q178648