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Auxiliary input/output device for a computer

A peripheral device, or simply peripheral, is an auxiliary hardware device that a computer uses to transfer information externally. A peripheral is a hardware component that is accessible to and controlled by a computer but is not a core component of the computer. It can communicate with a computer through wired or Wireless connections. Many modern electronic devices, such as Internet-enabled digital watches, video game consoles, smartphones, and tablet computers, have interfaces for use as a peripheral. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: PeripheralA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Segmentectomy versus lobectomy in small-sized peripheral non-small-cell lung cancer (JCOG0802/WJOG4607L): a multicentre, open-label, phase 3, randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trialInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: A Leg to Stand onThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Inter-Society Consensus for the Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease (TASC II)Cited 5,291 times
  5. Go sideways: External storageA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: IBM System/360 Model 20A closely related topic

📖 Definitions

Adjective On the periphery or boundary.

Adjective Beside the point.

Adjective Unimportant.

Adjective Auxiliary.

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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

🆕 Influential since 2022

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