computer peripheral vs input device

computer peripheral and input device both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
computer peripheral	Yes	No	No	No
input device	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, input device is a hyponym of computer peripheral; that is, input device is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than computer peripheral:

computer peripheral: electronic equipment external to the circuit board that contains the CPU of a computer
input device: a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device

Other hyponyms of computer peripheral include data input device, output device, printer.

computer peripheral (noun)	input device (noun)
electronic equipment external to the circuit board that contains the CPU of a computer	a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device

computer peripheral vs input device

computer peripheral and input device both are nouns.

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