external

ex-ter-nal · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Belonging to or forming the outer surface or structure.

  2. 2.

    Coming from outside; not part of an organization.

  3. 3.

    Relating to foreign countries or outside entities.

  4. 4.

    Connected to but not part of a computer (computing).

Phrases & expressions

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    External affairs — Relations with foreign countries.
  • •
    External factors — Influences from outside a system.
  • •
    For external use only — Not to be ingested.

Related words

Antonyms: inner, inside, internal
See also: exterior, internal, outside
Synonyms: exterior, foreign, outer, outside

Etymology

From Latin externus meaning "outward, external," from exter meaning "outside."