a device that is attached to and controlled by a computer, such as a scanner, printer, or external hard drive
Examples of 'computer peripheral' in a sentence
computer peripheral
Well, now you have a chance, thanks to a neat little computer peripheral that makes it easy to scan a lifetime's worth of images.
Globe and Mail (2003)
The suggested gift is a baffling array of computer peripherals, 'memory, blank media and external hard drives'.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The company's products include audio and video equipment, televisions; computers and computers peripherals, telecommunication equipment, semiconductors and electronic components.
Globe and Mail (2003)
He also felt that consumers had enough in their lives without having to bother ensuring that their computer peripherals were compatible.