electronic equipment vs peripheral

peripheral vs electronic equipment

electronic equipment and peripheral both are nouns.

electronic equipment is not an adjective while peripheral is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
electronic equipment	Yes	No	No	No
peripheral	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, peripheral is a hyponym of electronic equipment; that is, peripheral is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than electronic equipment:

electronic equipment: equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)
peripheral: electronic equipment external to the circuit board that contains the CPU of a computer

Other hyponyms of electronic equipment include amplifier, audio system, sound system, cassette player, CD player, C.P.U., central processing unit, central processor, CPU, mainframe, processor, circuitry, detector, equaliser, equalizer, electron lens, lens, mixer, modem, monitor, monitor, auxiliary equipment, off-line equipment, cathode-ray oscilloscope, CRO, oscilloscope, scope, computer peripheral, peripheral device, playback, radio-gramophone, radio-phonograph, scrambler, set, tape deck, tape player, phone, telephone, telephone set, television equipment, video equipment, terminal.

electronic equipment (noun)	peripheral (noun)
equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)	electronic equipment external to the circuit board that contains the CPU of a computer

electronic equipment (adjective)	peripheral (adjective)
	on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area
	related to the key issue but not of central importance

Difference between electronic equipment and peripheral

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