device driver

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Españolmanejador de dispositivo

FrançaisPilote pilote informatique

DeutschGerätetreiber Treiber

8 more languages

Catalàcontrolador de dispositiu

Esperantopelilo

Suomiajuri laiteajuri laiteohjainohjain

日本語デバイスドライバドライバー

Nederlandsstuurprogramma

Portuguêsdriver

Русскийдрайвер

Svenskadrivrutin

Examples

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

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

device file device under test Device-controlled Device-dependent Device-independent Device-oriented

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