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input device vs peripheral device

peripheral device vs input device

input device and peripheral device both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
input device Yes No No No
peripheral device Yes No No No
As nouns, peripheral device is a hypernym of input device; that is, peripheral device is a word with a broader meaning than input device:
  • input device: a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device
  • peripheral device: electronic equipment external to the circuit board that contains the CPU of a computer
Other hypernyms of input device include computer peripheral, peripheral.
input device (noun) peripheral device (noun)
a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device electronic equipment external to the circuit board that contains the CPU of a computer
Difference between input device and peripheral device

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