Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

device driver

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.41 in modern English

Syllables: de-vice -driv-er
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Example Sentences

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

Inflected Forms

device drivers (plural)

Synonyms

driver

Questions

What does device driver mean?: 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.

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