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peripheral
Located at the edge of an area or region; far from the center.
Die peripheren Stadtteile sind nur schlecht an das öffentliche Verkehrsnetz angebunden.
The peripheral districts of the city are poorly connected to the public transportation network.
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Of little importance to a matter; secondary.
Für unsere Entscheidung ist diese Frage eher peripher.
This question is rather peripheral to our decision.
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In computing: relating to equipment connected to a computer's central processing unit and used for data input, output, or storage.
Drucker und Scanner sind periphere Geräte.
Printers and scanners are peripheral devices.
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In medicine: located in the outer parts of the body, such as the arms and legs, or relating to the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord.
Die Untersuchung ergab eine Schädigung der peripheren Nerven.
The examination revealed damage to the peripheral nerves.
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The meaning of 'peripher' (peripheral) can often be identified from the noun it describes: with districts or regions, it refers to location; with 'Bedeutung' (importance), to significance; with devices, to computing; and with nerves, to medicine.
Der Bericht behandelt periphere Regionen, periphere Geräte und periphere Nerven in getrennten Kapiteln.
The report covers peripheral regions, peripheral devices, and peripheral nerves in separate chapters.
'Peripher' (peripheral) is particularly common in technical and formal texts, such as those in medicine, computing, geography, and public administration.
Der medizinische Bericht beschreibt eine periphere Durchblutungsstörung.
The medical report describes a peripheral circulatory disorder.
For the meaning 'nebensächlich' (secondary), the phrase 'von peripherer Bedeutung' (of peripheral importance) is particularly typical. The adjective often appears with 'Bedeutung' (importance) and describes something that has little influence on a matter.
Für die Bewertung des Projekts sind diese Details nur von peripherer Bedeutung.
These details are only of peripheral importance to the assessment of the project.
In computing, 'peripher' (peripheral) often appears with 'Gerät' (device), 'Hardware' (hardware), or 'Anschluss' (connection or port). It refers to components connected to a computer that input, output, or store data.
Die IT-Abteilung schloss mehrere periphere Geräte an die neuen Rechner an.
The IT department connected several peripheral devices to the new computers.
