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Etymology

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From LateMiddle English, fromMedieval Latinexternus(“outward, external”), fromexter/exterus(“on the outside, outward”).

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external (comparativemoreexternal,superlativemostexternal)

  1. Outside of something; on theexterior.
    This building has someexternal pipework.
    1. (anatomy)Situated near or toward thesurface of thebody.
    2. (pharmacology, relational) Relating to or denoting amedicine or similarsubstance foruse on theoutside of thebody.
  2. Capable of beingperceivedoutwardly.
    1. Havingmerely theoutwardappearance of something.
      Synonym:superficial
    2. Notintrinsic oressential.
      Synonyms:accidental,accompanying;see alsoThesaurus:extrinsic
  3. Provided by something or someoneoutside of theentity (object,group,company etc.) considered.
    external authority,external force
  4. Relating to orconnected withforeignnations orinstitutions.
    Synonym:foreign
    external trade or commerce; theexternal relations of a state or kingdom
  5. Havingexistenceindependent of themind.
    external reality
  6. (education) For or concerningstudentsregistered with and taking theexaminations of auniversity but notresident there.
    external degrees
  7. (computing, of ahardware) Notcontained in themaincomputer.
    Synonym:peripheral
  8. (computing, ofstorage) Using adisk ortape drive rather than themain memory.

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outside of something

Noun

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external (pluralexternals)

  1. (usually in theplural) Theexterior;outwardfeatures orappearances.
    1. Inessential orsuperficialfeatures.
      • 1979 December 22, S. J. Harris, “Life And Spirit”, inGay Community News, volume 2, number22, page 5:
        To a non-Christian who has never experienced but only observed theexternals of Christianity, it appears to be merely another spiritual system, but to a person who has left one of the other religions and embraced the Christian faith, it is most definitely The Way, and all else pales to insignificance.
    2. Outwardappearance.
  2. (programming, in theC language) Avariable that isdefined in thesource code but whosevalue comes from someexternal source.

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