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A "program or subprogram designed to control the operation of a specific piece of peripheral hardware, such as a card reader, printer, or disk drive. The driver takes into account the specific characteristics unique to the device." Fla. VSS Appendix.
Also known asdevice driver · hardware driver · driver software
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A "program or subprogram designed to control the operation of a specific piece of peripheral hardware, such as a card reader, printer, or disk drive. The driver takes into account the specific characteristics unique to the device." Fla. VSS Appendix.
Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Driver. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 20, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/driver
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