Driver (software)
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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "about". Template:DMCA A driver in software provides a programming interface to control and manage specific lower-level interfaces that are often linked to a specific type of hardware, or other low-level service. In the case of hardware, the specific subclass of drivers controlling physical or virtual hardware devices are known as device drivers.[1]
Example
A client library for connecting to a database is often known as a driver, for example, the MySQL native driver for PHP.[2]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."What is a Driver?". Microsoft. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."MySQL native driver for PHP - mysqlnd". MySQL. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
