Periphery

Generally, a periphery is a boundary or outer part of any space or body. It is derived from the Greek word περιφέρεια, meaning a circumference or outer surface.

In biology, the periphery of the body is the part that is away from the central or core regions.
- For example, the peripheral nervous system is distinct from the central nervous system.
- See also peripheral membrane protein.

Peripheral vision is that part of visual perception that occurs in the periphery, i.e., near the edges, of the field of view.

In computer hardware, or simple a peripheral, is added to a host computer in order to expand its abilities. This is not to be confused with a peripheral device.

The Periphery includes nations that are not "core" capitalist or industrialized nations. See Immanuel Wallerstein, Third World.

The 13 peripheries of Greece are subnational subdivisions of that country.

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