1noun
electronic equipment external to the circuit board that contains the CPU of a computer
“disk drives and printers are important peripherals”
01 Word definition
peripheral
10 letters · 4 vowels · 6 consonants
Is PERIPHERAL a word?
Yes. PERIPHERAL is a 10-letter noun. electronic equipment external to the circuit board that contains the CPU of a computer Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.
Correct spelling
P-E-R-I-P-H-E-R-A-LHow do you spell PERIPHERAL?
PERIPHERAL contains 10 letters, begins with P, and ends with L.
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2adjective
on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area
“Russia's peripheral provinces”
Synonyms
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗computer peripheralperipheral device
02 Letter breakdown
How is PERIPHERAL spelled?
P1E2R3I4P5H6E7R8A9L10
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How do you spell PERIPHERAL?
PERIPHERAL is spelled P-E-R-I-P-H-E-R-A-L. It contains 10 letters.