Minidriver

Quick meaning: Minidriver is a noun meaning (computing) A device-specific plug-in that connects to a generic utility that is supplied with the operating system to form a device driver.

Meaning

(computing) A device-specific plug-in that connects to a generic utility that is supplied with the operating system to form a device driver.

Example Sentences

Cameras that use PTP require no vendor-provided driver components though a vendor can provide a minidriver to support vendor-specific features and capabilities.

Microsoft provides device class drivers, which work with the device minidriver. The minidriver is written for a specific piece of hardware, most often by the hardware manufacturer.

The minidriver architecture first used for Windows 3.1 printer drivers and more recently for Windows NT disk drivers has found its way into the display and disk driver designs for Windows 95.

Word Forms

• minidrivers

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include driver, miniport, plug-in, coinstaller, snap-in, add-in.

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