A memory resident-program that is needed by the operating system to control certain hardware devices. In MSDOS, device drivers are loaded into the system by including a command line in the CONFIG.SYS file.

A program software that controls the device. It enables communication between the device and the PC

Software that controls how a computer communicates with a device, such as a modem. The modem driver translates information from the computer into information the modem can understand.

A piece of software that allows a workstation or server to communicate with a hardware device.

Software that controls hardware devices such as printers. A driver acts as an interpreter, ensuring that your printer properly understands commands send by software.

A program which allows the operating system to communicate with a device. It must be loaded into memory before the system can access the attached devices. Device drivers are also used to manage memory or for other similar internal functions.

A program that is used to control a device attached to your computer. This can be a printer, modem or any number of other types of devices.

software which drives the actual hardware that communicates from the computer to the serial port, parallel port or network - device drivers can also be used for non-physical devices like pseudo-terminals (rlogin in Unix)

A component of an operating system that deals with getting data to and from a device, as well as the control of that device. A driver written with the I/O Kit is an object that implements the appropriate I/O Kit abstractions for controlling hardware.

Individual programs can access communication ports or expansion slots either directly or via the OS or BIOS. However, there is such a vast number of different devices available to hook up to your computer that it can't be expected to know how to use the features of all of them. Most devices are shipped with small programs that are loaded onto your hard drive and tell the computer how to communicate with that specific input/output device whether it be a modem, printer, video card, etc.. These small software programs are called Drivers and are specific to each make and model of the device it comes with.

Software that enables a host computer to communicate with a hardware device.

A software component that handles direct interaction with a piece of hardware.

A low-level software component that permits device-independent software applications to communicate with a device such as a mouse, keyboard, monitor, or printer.

A device driver allows the operating system or a program to interface correctly with a peripheral, such as a printer or network card. Some device drivers—such as network drivers—must be loaded from initialization files or as memory-resident programs. Others—such as video drivers—must load when you start the program for which they were designed.

A software interface between the system and a hardware device. Device drivers are represented by files in the filesystem, usually contained in the /dev directory.

A software program that controls a device connected to your computer and permits the Operating System to access the device and to utilize its capabilities.

A piece of program code linked into the kernel to handle all read, write, and control operations on a particular device.

A special program that controls a device. Specific to DOS, device drivers are required to control some devices (mouse, tape backup, CD-ROM drive, and so on).

A small program that allows a computer to communicate with and control a device.Note: In DOS, device drivers are loaded by the DEVICE or DEVICEHIGH commands in CONFIG.SYS.

a routine that generates the specific machine-language commands needed to display graphics output on a particular device. SAS/GRAPH device drivers take device-independent graphics information produced by SAS/GRAPH procedures and create the commands required to produce the graph on the particular device.

A software utility designed to tell a computer how to operate an external device: for instance, to operate a printer or a scanner, a computer will need a specific driver.

A program that controls communications between a specific peripheral device and the computer. The CONFIG.SYS file contains device drivers that MS-DOS loads when you turn on the computer.

A program that allows a microprocessor (through the operating system) to direct the operation of a peripheral device.

A program that enables a specific piece of hardware (device) to communicate with the operating system. Although a device may be installed on your system, the operating system cannot recognize the device until you have installed and configured the appropriate driver.

a programme that provides the operating system with the information that it needs to work with a specific device (e.g. a printer). A driver acts like a translator between the device and programmes that use the device. Each device has its own set of specialised commands that only its driver knows. In Windows environments, drivers often have a .DRV extension.

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

a collection of C routines and data structures that can be accessed by other kernel modules

a component that Windows uses to interact with a hardware device, such as a modem or network adapter

a component that Windows uses to provide I/O services for and interact with an underlying device, such as a modem or network adapter

a computer program (software) that allows your operating system (Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Unix, etc) to use a physical device

a computer program used by Windows or any other operating system to control a piece of hardware or peripheral installed on your computer

a device-specific control program that enables a computer to work with a particular device, such as a printer or a disk drive

a file that contains information to help the computer's BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) control the operation of devices connected to the system

a Java software component designed to manage one or more instances of a device

a kernel module that contains subroutines and data responsible for managing low-level I/O operations for a particular hardware device

a kernel module that forms a software interface to an input/output (I/O) device

a loadable kernel module that manages data transfers between a device and the OS

a low-level, limited function, software interface between computer hardware and application programs or operating systems

a low-level (means your computer can read it but you can't) program that goes between DOS and a device

a piece of code that interacts directly with some piece of hardware on a system It runs in a privileged mode and has access to all parts of the system

a piece of software that controls an IO device and handles its interrupts

a piece of software that helps your computer communicate with certain hardware or software

a piece of software that tells your computer what a hardware device is and how to comunicate with it

a program or routine that links a peripheral device to the operating system

a program that allows the operating system to work with a specific peripheral

a program that permits a peripheral like your video card to communicate with your computer

a program that provides the operating system in your computer with the information needed for it to work with a specific piece of hardware, such as a printer or scanner

a program that tells Windows how to control, or "drive" the device

a program used to control the device

a program which acts as an interface between an operating system and a piece of hardware

a program, which controls a peripheral (for example, a tape drive) or HBA

a set of routines linked into the kernel, which are used as part of the mechanism to translate the general file handling system calls into commands that will operate the specific peripheral device

a small program that accepts commands from another program and then converts these commands into commands that the device understands

a small program that allows the computer to recognize, control and "communicate" with hardware devices in your system

a small program that tells Windows how to control a particular piece of hardware

a small, system level of hardware (i

a software component that provides an interface between the operating system (OS) and a device

a software component that translates commands between your laptop and a peripheral, such as a printer or scanner

a software component which provides the interface between the kernel's generic view of a peripheral (e

a software module that controls hardware

a software program that enables the operating system to communicate with a hardware device

a software program that links a peripheral device or internal computer function to the operating system

a sub-program which is designed to enable the kernel to communicate with a peripheral device (such as a hard disk drive, or a local area network adapter) not normally supported by the UNIX system

a very low level code that provides a well defined interface to OS to interact with hardware devices

A memory-resident program loaded by config.sys that controls peripherals, such an expanded memory board, printer, modem, etc.

The piece of software, supplied by the OS or hardware vendor, that provides support for a piece of hardware such as a disk array controller or a NIC.

Software component that controls a peripheral device. For data link devices, it manages the process of sending and receiving data across the data link.

A program that extends the operating systems (OS) capabilities by enabling the operating system to work with a specific hardware device.

A program that enables an operating system to communicate with a specific hardware device.

Software that allows communication between a peripheral device or component and a computer.

Device drivers are programs that are loaded alongside the operating system to operate hardware devices which are not recognized as a default part of the system. Device drivers usually have the extension .SYS.

Software designed to control a particular hardware device, such as a monitor or printer.

A software routine that links a peripheral device to the operating system. It acts like a translator between a device and the applications that use it. Each device has its own set of specialised commands known only to its driver. In contrast, most applications access devices by using high-level, generic commands. The driver accepts these generic and translates them into the low-level specialised commands required by the device.

A chunk of code in the kernel that directly controls a piece of hardware.

A system component that controls I/O operations for a particular device type. For a device to function on a system, the device must be connected and the device driver must be loaded into memory.

(n.) The software that converts device-independent graphics commands into device-specific ( device-dependent) display.

Performs I/O with a peripheral device on behalf of the operating system kernel. Most device drivers must be linked into the kernel before they can be used.

A program that allows a specific device, such as a modem, network adapter, or printer, to communicate with Windows 2000. Although a device can be installed on a system, Windows 2000 cannot use the device until the appropriate driver has been installed and configured. If a device is listed in the Hardware Compatibility List (HCL), a driver is usually included with Windows 2000. Device drivers load (for all enabled devices) when a computer is started, and thereafter run invisibly. See also Hardware Compatibility List (HCL).

A program that transforms I/O requests into the operations necessary to make a specific piece of hardware fulfill that request.

The device driver is the name of a device in the UNIX file system, where is the number of that particular device on your system. For example, if a system had two CG3s, the first would be named /dev/fbs/cgthree0, and the second would be /dev/fbs/cgthree1. If a system had one CG3 and one GX, the CG3 would be /dev/fbs/cgthree0 and the GX /dev/fbs/cgsix0.

Software modules that interface with physical resources and understand how to communicate with hardware devices and control their operation. Typically, each device has a unique driver that is provided with the hardware and identified by hardware manufacturer, model, and sometimes hardware version.

The software that controls the device.

Software that enables a computer to recognize and use a specific piece of hardware (device).

A software module which accepts input in some general form and converts it into specific instructions which are sent to a specific printer, plotter or other output device. For example many graphics packages and word-processors generate their output in device- independent form and rely on specific device drivers to produce the actual output. In this method of working every device must have its own specific device driver.

A set of low-level software routines which work with and control a specific hardware device. The names and functions are often standardized across many similar devices. This allows higher level software to use the hardware as a generic device. This frees the higher level software from dealing with the particulars of the specific devices and allows device to be interchanged easily.

Software that controls a device that is connected to, or part of, a computer.

a program that controls a device which is attached to a PC, such as a printer, modem, monitor, graphics card or CD-ROM drive, and enables your PC to interact with it. Windows comes with many popular device drivers already included.

A software component that allows the computer to transmit and receive information to and from a specific device. For example, a printer driver translates computer data into a form understood by a particular printer. Although a device may be installed on your system, Windows NT cannot recognize the device until you have installed and configured the appropriate driver.

In the context of computer networking a device driver is a software module forming part of a computer operating system, or software that interacts with the operating system. It aims to control communications equipment, such as a LAN network adapter card and facilitate the transfer of information to and from the network. Other examples of device driver programs include software to support the activities of printers, disks and mice.

The software controlling a particular device, for example the NCR 810 device driver controls the NCR 810 SCSI device.

A software program stored on a PC's fixed disk and loaded into memory at boot time that enables a PC to communicate with peripheral devices such as fixed disk drives and CD-ROM drives.

A process that allows the OS and application programs to make use of the underlying hardware in a generic way (e.g. a disk drive, a network interface). Unlike OSs that require device drivers to be tightly bound into the OS itself, device drivers for QNX Neutrino are standard processes that can be started and stopped dynamically. As a result, adding device drivers doesn't affect any other part of the OS -- drivers can be developed and debugged like any other application. Also, device drivers are in their own protected address space, so a bug in a device driver won't cause the entire OS to shut down.

a software module that turns I/O requests into control of a specific physical device or a hardware or protocol interface. A device driver contains all the device-specific code necessary to control and communicate with its hardware or logical function and provides a standard interface to the rest of the system. A driver may or may not control "raw" hardware.

See driver.

A program that allows the operating system or some other program to interface correctly with a device such as a printer. Some device drivers, such as network drivers, must be loaded from the config.sys file (with a device statement) or as memory-resident programs (usually from the autoexec.bat file). Others, such as video drivers, must load when you start the program for which they were designed.

Software that allows a computer to communicate with an internal or external peripheral device, such as a printer, scanner or CD-ROM player.

A software program that enables a personal computer to communicate with hard drive, CD-ROM drives, printers, and other peripherals. Device drivers are stored on a hard disk and are loaded into memory at boot up.

This is the software which enables the operating system to communicate with a hardware. E.g. printer, modem.

A software interface that carries out the protocols necessary to enable communication with a hardware or software device. Normally, for two devices to communicate, they both need device drivers.

A software component that permits a computer system to communicate with a device.

System software that interprets device I/O calls for a specific device and controls the operation of that device.

A device driver is a program that controls a particular type of device that is attached to your computer. There are device drivers for printers, displays, CD-ROM readers, diskette drives, and so on. When you buy an operating system, many device drivers are built into the product. However, if you later buy a new type of device that the operating system didn't anticipate, you'll have to install the new device driver. A device driver essentially converts the more general input/output instructions of the operating system to messages that the device type can understand. Source: Whatis.com

Software that acts as an interface between an application and hardware devices.

File used by operating system to identify operating characteristics of peripherals such as a mouse, printer, or scanner.

Software that lets the computer communicate with hardware devices, such as a mouse, or other software.

A piece of software that controls the operation of any attached SCSI device.

A software module that manages access to a hardware device, taking the device in and out of service, setting hardware parameters, transmitting data between memory and the device, sometimes scheduling multiple uses of the device on behalf of multiple processes, and handling I/O errors.

A piece of software that communicates with some hardware through a well-defined protocol. A device driver typically translates the information received from the hardware into data that is mroe easily handled by the software that accesses the driver.

A device driver is software that allows the computer to control hardware devices such as the printer or modem.

A small program specific to a device -- such as a printer, a soundcard or other computer peripheral -- that allows the device to be used by an operating system. See Webopedia for more information.

n Software that enables a computer to communicate with a specific device, especially a peripheral.

The software associated with each physical device; serves as the interface between the operating system and the device controller.

A program stored on the hard drive that tells the computer how to communicate with an input/output device such as a printer or a modem.

A software program the computer uses to control a specific device, e.g., a printer. The software acts as an intermediary between a CPU and a peripheral device. The CPU sends a command to the device driver, which translates that command into a one meaningful to the peripheral device.

A software module that tells your operating system how to control a given piece of hardware, such as a scanner.

Software that controls how a computer communicates with a device, such as a printer. For example, a printer driver translates information from the computer into information the printer can understand.

Program that tells the PC how to communicate with and I/O device.

A program that allows the operating system or some other program to interface correctly with a peripheral device, such as a printer. Most device drivers are installed when the operating system is installed.

Software which translates the application commands into the code required by the device.

A program loaded by the CONFIG.SYS file or AUTOEXEC.BAT file that controls devices such as a mouse or CD-ROM drive.

A miniature program that acts like a translator, converting the output from one device into data that another device can understand. For example, a PC-compatible needs a device driver before it can understand the signals from a mouse; and a Macintosh needs a device driver in order to interact with a fax-modem.

Small program that tells the operating system how to communicate with a device; also called a driver. 8.11- 13

A software component that controls an external device. For example, a PC card device driver controls how the reader accesses the PC card.

A software module that hides the details of a particular peripheral and provides a high-level programming interface to it. Each device driver is typically a piece of operating system-specific software that makes it possible for application software to attach to, read and write data from, and change the behavior of the peripheral device. The more complex the operating system environment, the more likely it is that the device driver code will have to conform to a certain high-level API. For example, Windows and Unix both require every network device driver to conform to a common API.

A program that allows a specific device, such as a modem, network adapter, or printer, to communicate with the operating system. Although a device might be installed on your system, Windows cannot use the device until you have installed and configured the appropriate driver. If a device is listed in the Hardware Compatibility List (HCL), a driver is usually included with Windows. Device drivers load automatically (for all enabled devices) when a computer is started, and thereafter run invisibly.

A device driver, or a software driver is a specific type of computer software, typically developed to allow interaction with hardware devices. This usually constitutes an interface for communicating with the device, through the specific computer bus or communications subsystem that the hardware is connected to, providing commands to and/or receiving data from the device, and on the other end, the requisite interfaces to the operating system and software applications.