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| boot critical driver | ovládač nevyhnutný na spustenie systému (A driver that must be available in order for the operating system to successfully complete the boot process. Boot critical drivers include all boot start drivers) |
| data source driver | ovládač zdroja údajov (A program file used to connect to a specific database. Each database program or management system requires a different driver) |
| device driver | ovládač zariadenia (Software that enables hardware or peripherals (such as a printer, mouse, or keyboard) to work with your computer or mobile device) |
| driver injection | vloženie ovládača (The process of installing mass storage drivers into an offline Windows installation, such as from Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE) into a restored system) |
| driver package | balík súborov ovládača (A collection of files that comprise a driver) |
| driver protection list | zoznam problémových ovládačov (A list of drivers known to cause instabilities when installed under Microsoft Windows XP and later versions. The list is checked at the following times: during installation of Windows; each time the system is rebooted; each time a device or application is installed) |
| driver reflection | zavedenie ovládača reflexiou (The process by which a driver file is copied to a location on the destination computer and the corresponding service is created) |
| driver stack | zásobník ovládačov (A device object that forwards input/output request objects (IRPs) to other device objects. Stacking always occurs from the bottom up and is taken down from the top) |
| early-launch boot driver | ovládač so skorým spustením (An antimalware driver that loads early in the boot process, to evaluate the safety of the other drivers being loaded. Based on a comparison against historical data for those drivers, the antimalware driver returns information to the kernel, which makes initialization decisions for each driver) |
| in-box driver | ovládač in-box (A driver contained in the default Windows installation) |
| kernel-mode driver | ovládač režimu jadra (A driver for a logical, virtual, or physical device) |
| layered driver | viacvrstvový ovládač (One of a collection of drivers that responds to the same IRPs. Layered driver describes the highest-level and lowest-level drivers in a chain of layered drivers that process the same IRPs, along with all intermediate drivers in the chain) |
| Microsoft Windows Driver Library | knižnica Microsoft Windows Driver Library (A collection of hardware device drivers for a Microsoft Windows operating system that were not included in the original Windows package) |
| monolithic driver | monolitický ovládač (A driver that is structured to handle all storage command processing from the driver class to the host bus attachment, residing in the code path either alongside Microsoft-supplied monolithic drivers, or alongside a Microsoft-supplied port driver and vendor-supplied miniport drivers) |
| network adapter driver | ovládač sieťového adaptéra (A device driver that works directly with the network adapter, acting as an intermediary between the adapter and the protocol driver) |
| network card driver | ovládač sieťovej karty (A device driver that works directly with the network card, acting as an intermediary between the card and the protocol driver) |
| out-of-box driver | ovládač dodávaný so zariadením (A driver that is not included with Windows) |
| printer driver | ovládač tlačiarne (The device that communicates between your software program and your printer) |
| signed driver | podpísaný ovládač (A driver that meets the criteria of the Windows Logo Program. For performance and stability, Microsoft strongly recommends that you use only signed drivers for new or updated drivers) |
| static virtual device driver | statický virtuálny ovládač zariadenia (A virtual device driver (VxD) that is statically loaded during system startup. A static VxD can be loaded in a number of different ways, including device enumeration by the Plug and Play (PnP)static device enumerator) |
| third-party driver | ovládač od nezávislého dodávateľa (A driver created or provided by an entity outside Microsoft (distributed by a developer or an OEM)) |
| unsigned driver | nepodpísaný ovládač (A driver that is not supported and that is not certified to work with a particular version of Windows) |
| Windows driver foundation | štruktúra Windows driver foundation (A framework that provides prewritten support for the requirements of Windows driver model (WDM), giving Microsoft Windows device-driver developers the ability to better focus on their device models. The driver framework reduces the amount of new code required to provide a full-featured WDM device driver) |
| Windows Driver Library | knižnica Windows Driver Library (A collection of hardware device drivers for a Microsoft Windows operating system that were not included in the original Windows package) |
