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    <desc>A hardware/device driver allows your computer to use devices that are
    attached to it.</desc>
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<title>ドライバーとはなんですか?</title>

<p>Devices are the physical “parts” of your computer. They may be
<em>external</em> like printers and monitor or <em>internal</em> like graphics
and audio cards.</p>

<p>これらのデバイスをコンピューターで利用できるようにするには、デバイスとどのように通信するかを知る必要があります。これを<em>デバイスドライバー</em>と呼ばれるソフトウェアが行います。</p>

<p>When you attach a device to your computer, you must have the correct driver
installed for that device to work. For example, if you plug in a printer but
the correct driver is not available, you will not be able to use the printer.
Normally, each model of device uses a driver that is not compatible with any
other model.</p>

<p>Linuxでは、多くのデバイスドライバーが標準でインストール済みのため、デバイスを接続すれば動作するでしょう。しかし、ドライバーは、手動でインストールしなければならないこともあれば、まったく利用できないこともあります。</p>

<p>In addition, some existing drivers are incomplete or partially
non-functional. For example, you might find that your printer cannot do
double-sided printing, but is otherwise completely functional.</p>

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