Device driver

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Software, usually supplied with the operating system or by a hardware manufacturer, that communicates between the operating system of a personal computer and a specific hardware device.

    "The identity of the device driver process is returned by the process manager to the file manager[…]"

  2. 2
    (computer science) a program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral device wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
device controldriverdriver softwaredriversperipheral modulesoftware driver

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"The identity of the device driver process is returned by the process manager to the file manager[…]"

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