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Peripheral

A peripheral is any external device that provides input and output for a computer. Examples of peripherals are: a keyboard, a mouse, a monitor and a printer. Peripheral devices, are sometimes called “I/O (input/output) devices” because they provide input and/or output for the computer.

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