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output device vs peripheral device

peripheral device vs output device

output device and peripheral device both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
output device Yes No No No
peripheral device Yes No No No
As nouns, peripheral device is a hypernym of output device; that is, peripheral device is a word with a broader meaning than output device:
  • output device: electronic or electromechanical equipment connected to a computer and used to transfer data out of the computer in the form of text, images, sounds, or other media
  • peripheral device: electronic equipment external to the circuit board that contains the CPU of a computer
Other hypernyms of output device include computer peripheral, peripheral.
output device (noun) peripheral device (noun)
electronic or electromechanical equipment connected to a computer and used to transfer data out of the computer in the form of text, images, sounds, or other media electronic equipment external to the circuit board that contains the CPU of a computer
Difference between output device and peripheral device

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