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Categories: Device drivers, Computing terminology, Windows NT kernel, Linux drivers, Articles with short description

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(computer science) a program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral device WordNet 3.0

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(computer science) a program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral device WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

In computing, a device driver is a computer program that operates or controls a particular type of device that is attached to a computer or automaton. Wikipedia

Software used to interact with hardware devices Wikipedia Disambiguation

Computer program that operates or controls a particular type of device Wikidata

A program that manages the interaction between the operating system and a hardware device. OmegaWiki

Software, 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. Wiktionary

Software that communicates between operating system and hardware. Wiktionary (translation)

A program that acts as an interface between an application and hardware, written specifically for the device it controls. Wiktionary

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