Periphery
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Generally, a '''periphery''' is a boundary or outer part of any space or body.
===In biology===
* [[Peripheral nervous system]], distinct from the central nervous system
* [[Peripheral membrane protein]], proteins that temporarily adhere to the biological membrane with which they are associated
* [[Peripheral vision]], part of visual perception that occurs near the edges of the field of view
===In national divisions===
* [[Periphery countries]] includes nations that are not core countries - capitalist or industrialized nations
* [[Peripheries of Greece]], the 13 subnational subdivisions of that country, equivalent to regions
* The [[suburbs]] of a town or city
===In fiction===
* [[Periphery (BattleTech)|Periphery (''BattleTech'')]], the region of interstellar space in the fictional universe of ''BattleTech''
* The Periphery, that part of the Empire that lies on the very edge of the Milky Way Galaxy in Issac Asimov's [[Foundation series|''Foundation'' series]]
===In other uses===
* [[Peripheral]], a device added to a host computer in order to expand its abilities
* [[Boundary parallel]], a property of a mathematical submanifolds
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