<doc>
	<legacy_id>217</legacy_id>
	<term>device driver</term>
	<definition><p>Software that acts as a translator between the computer system and a <glossary tag="peripheral device">peripheral device</glossary>. The driver converts software requests into hardware actions and hardware actions into software results.</p></definition>
	<categories>
	 	<category>The System Environment</category>
	</categories>
	<synonyms>
	 	<synonym>device driver</synonym>
	 	<synonym>device drivers</synonym>
	 	<synonym>device driver's</synonym>
	 	<synonym>device drivers'</synonym>
	 	<synonym>driver</synonym>
	 	<synonym>drivers</synonym>
	 	<synonym>driver's</synonym>
	 	<synonym>drivers'</synonym>
	</synonyms>
</doc>