what does device driver mean?

DEVICE DRIVER as NOUN

Meaning
- (computer science) a program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral device
Synonym(s)
- driver (what does driver mean?)
Hypernyms(s) device driver is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Derived(s)
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