- peripheral device or equipment
- Equipment that works in conjunction with a computer or processor and provides the system with outside communication.
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peripheral device or equipment
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input device — noun a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device • Syn: ↑data input device • Hypernyms: ↑peripheral, ↑computer peripheral, ↑peripheral device • Hyponyms: ↑computer keyboard, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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analog device — peripheral equipment for computers which handles information having sequential non digital values … English contemporary dictionary
