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{{Short description|Auxiliary input/output device for a computer}}{{about|a type of hardware device|other uses|Periphery (disambiguation){{!}}Periphery}}{{redirect|Computer peripherals|the American printer manufacturer|Computer Peripherals}}{{One source|date=April 2023}}A peripheral device, or simply peripheral, is an auxiliary hardware device that a computer uses to transfer information externally.BOOK, Laplante, Philip A., Dictionary of Computer Science, Engineering and Technology

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access-date=January 16, 2018, live,web.archive.org/web/20160903145316/https://books.google.com/books?id=U1M3clUwCfEC&pg=PA366, September 3, 2016, A peripheral is a hardware component that is accessible to and controlled by a computer but is not a core component of the computer.A peripheral can be categorized based on the direction in which information flows relative to the computer: The computer receives data from an input device; examples: mouse, keyboard, scanner, game controller, microphone and webcam The computer sends data to an output device; examples: monitor, printer, headphones, and speakers The computer sends and receives data via an input/output device; examples: storage device (such as disk drive, solid-state drive, USB flash drive, memory card and tape drive), modem, router, gateway and network adapter Many modern electronic devices, such as Internet-enabled digital watches, video game consoles, smartphones, and tablet computers, have interfaces for use as a peripheral. See also {{Wiktionary}} Display device Expansion card Punched card input/output Punched tape Video game accessory References {{Reflist}} External links Peripheral – Encyclopædia Britannica {{Computer science}}{{Authority control}}{{Electronics-stub}}