Device driver
id:
device-driver-177-2355186
title:
Device driver
text:
In the context of an operating system, a device driver is a computer program that operates or controls a particular type of device that is attached to a computer or automaton. A driver provides a software interface to hardware devices, enabling operating systems and other computer programs to access hardware functions without needing to know precise details about the hardware being used. A driver communicates with the device through the computer bus or communications subsystem to which the hardw
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Software interface to attached devices
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Device_driver
date created:
2002-01-10T21:12:37Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T22:01:36Z
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