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periphery
The outskirts of a city or region; the outer districts as opposed to the center.
Viele Familien ziehen aus dem teuren Stadtzentrum in die grüne Peripherie.
Many families move from the expensive city center to the green periphery.
peripherals
In computer science, the totality of external devices connected to a computer, such as a printer, mouse, keyboard, or monitor.
Für das neue Büro müssen wir noch die gesamte Peripherie für die Arbeitsplätze bestellen.
For the new office, we still need to order all the peripherals for the workstations.
periphery
In a figurative sense, a marginal area or a less important aspect of a topic or system.
Diese Detailfrage gehört eher in die Peripherie der Diskussion und ist für die Hauptentscheidung nicht relevant.
This detail belongs more to the periphery of the discussion and is not relevant to the main decision.
'Peripherie' (periphery) is a word from elevated usage and is used mainly in written or formal contexts.
Die Studie untersucht die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung in der Peripherie des Landes.
The study examines economic development in the periphery of the country.
To describe a location, you use 'in der Peripherie' (in the periphery) or 'an der Peripherie' (on/at the periphery) with the dative. To express movement there, you say 'in die Peripherie' (into the periphery) or 'an die Peripherie' (to the periphery) with the accusative.
Er wohnt in der Peripherie von Berlin.
He lives on the periphery of Berlin.
When computers, devices, ports, printers, or keyboards are being discussed, 'Peripherie' (peripherals) refers to externally connected hardware.
Der neue Monitor gehört zur Peripherie meines Computers.
The new monitor is part of my computer's peripherals.
In discussions or texts, you can recognize the figurative meaning from words such as 'Thema' (topic), 'Frage' (question), or 'Aspekt' (aspect). Here 'Peripherie' (periphery) means an unimportant marginal area.
Das ist nur ein Detail am Rande, das zur Peripherie des Problems gehört.
That is only a minor detail that belongs to the periphery of the problem.
edge / margin
Rand usually refers to the outer boundary of a place or area. Peripherie, by contrast, is a larger outer area, especially outside the center of a city or region. Rand fits a single boundary, while Peripherie refers to the outer districts.
Viele neue Wohngebiete entstehen in der Peripherie der Stadt.
Many new residential areas are being built on the outskirts of the city.
Unser Haus steht direkt am Rand der Stadt.
Our house stands right on the edge of the city.
