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A device driver is software that operates or controls a particular type of device that is attached to a computer. A driver provides a software interface to hardware devices, enabling other software to access hardware functions without needing to know precise details about the hardware.
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| mice | instance of | for pointing devices | 0.80 | text |
| keyboards | instance of | for pointing devices | 0.80 | text |
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| Microsoft Windows where the source code of the device drivers is mostly proprietary | instance of | especially for closed-source operating systems | 0.80 | text |
| not available to examine | instance of | especially for closed-source operating systems | 0.80 | text |
| and drivers often have many privileges.A group of security researchers considers the lack of isolation as one of the main factors undermining kernel security | instance of | especially for closed-source operating systems | 0.80 | text |
| and published an isolation framework to protect operating system kernels | instance of | especially for closed-source operating systems | 0.80 | text |
| primarily the monolithic Linux kernel whose drivers they say get | instance of | especially for closed-source operating systems | 0.80 | text |
| Device driver | related to Development | Writing | 0.60 | section |
| Device driver | related to Development | Because | 0.60 | section |
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| Device driver | related to Development | Even | 0.60 | section |
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