What is Periphery?
{{enWiktionary}} Generally, a '''periphery''' is a boundary or outer part of any space or body. It is derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] word {{lang|el|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]]. * A [[Peripheral equipment|computer peripheral]] is added to a host computer in order to expand its abilities. *For peripheral submanifolds in mathematics, see [[boundary parallel]]. * '''The Periphery''' includes [[nation]]s that are not [[core countries]] - [[capitalism|capitalist]] or [[industrialism|industrialized]] [[nation]]s. See Immanuel Wallerstein, [[Third World]]. * The 13 [[peripheries of Greece]] are subnational subdivisions of that country, equivalent to regions. * In the fictional universe of ''[[BattleTech]]'', the [[Periphery (BattleTech)|Periphery]] is the region of interstellar space. {{disambig}}