| Subject | English | Norwegian Bokmål |
| comp., MS | boot critical driver | oppstartskritisk driver (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) |
| comp., MS | business driver | driftsfaktor (A condition or phenomenon that has the potential to impact a business either positively or negatively) |
| comp., MS | custom driver access | egendefinert drivertilgang (Device IO Control to 3rd party driver, a form of restricted device interface access for privileged apps) |
| comp., MS | data source driver | datakildedriver (A program file used to connect to a specific database. Each database program or management system requires a different driver) |
| comp., MS | device driver | enhetsdriver (Software that enables hardware or peripherals (such as a printer, mouse, or keyboard) to work with your computer or mobile device) |
| comp., MS | device driver interface | enhetsdrivergrensesnitt (A set of functions that are implemented by the operating system for use by drivers) |
| comp., MS | Device Driver Wizard | enhetsdriverveiviser (A wizard that helps a driver developer get the new driver packages up and going quickly in Visual Studio) |
| comp., MS | driver package | driverpakke (A collection of files that comprise a driver) |
| comp., MS | Driver Project Conversion Tool | Konverteringsverktøy for driverprosjekt (A tool to help driver developers convert their existing driver source files into Windows 8 device drivers by using Visual Studio) |
| comp., MS | driver reflection | driveravspeiling (The process by which a driver file is copied to a location on the destination computer and the corresponding service is created) |
| comp., MS | driver stack | driverstakk (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) |
| comp., MS | Early Launch Antimalware driver | tidlig oppstart-driver mot skadelig programvare (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) |
| comp., MS | early-launch boot driver | oppstartsdriver for tidlig oppstart (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) |
| comp., MS | ELAM driver | ELAM-driver (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) |
| comp., MS | in-box driver | inkludert driver (A driver contained in the default Windows installation) |
| comp., MS | kernel-mode driver | kjernemodusdriver (A driver for a logical, virtual, or physical device) |
| comp., MS | layered driver | lagdelt driver (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) |
| comp., MS | Microsoft Windows Driver Library | Microsoft Windows Driverbibliotek (A collection of hardware device drivers for a Microsoft Windows operating system that were not included in the original Windows package) |
| comp., MS | minifilter driver | minifilterdriver (A driver used by anti-malware software, backup agents, and encryption products to intercept requests that are targeted at a file system, or another file system driver, before the request reaches its intended destination) |
| comp., MS | monolithic driver | monolittisk driver (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) |
| comp., MS | network adapter driver | driver for nettverkskort (A device driver that works directly with the network adapter, acting as an intermediary between the adapter and the protocol driver) |
| comp., MS | network card driver | driver for nettverkskortet (A device driver that works directly with the network card, acting as an intermediary between the card and the protocol driver) |
| comp., MS | ODBC driver | ODBC-driver (A program file used to connect to a particular database. Each database program, such as Access or dBASE, or database management system, such as SQL Server, requires a different driver) |
| comp., MS | out-of-box driver | tilleggsdriver (A driver that is not included with Windows) |
| comp., MS | printer driver | skriverdriver (The device that communicates between your software program and your printer) |
| comp., MS | signed driver | signert driver (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) |
| comp., MS | static virtual device driver | statisk virtuell enhetsdriver (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) |
| comp., MS | third-party driver | tredjepartsdriver (A driver created or provided by an entity outside Microsoft (distributed by a developer or an OEM)) |
| comp., MS | unsigned driver | usignert driver (A driver that is not supported and that is not certified to work with a particular version of Windows) |
| comp., MS | Windows driver foundation | 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) |
| comp., MS | Windows Driver Library | Windows Driverbibliotek (A collection of hardware device drivers for a Microsoft Windows operating system that were not included in the original Windows package) |
| comp., MS | Windows Driver Model | Windows-drivermodell (A driver model based on the Windows NT driver model that is designed to provide a common architecture of I/O services for Windows operating systems for specific classes of drivers. These driver classes include USB and IEEE 1394 buses, audio, still-image capture, video capture, and HID-compliant devices such as USB mice, keyboards, and joysticks. Provides a model for writing kernel-mode drivers and minidrivers, and provides extensions for Plug and Play and power management) |
| comp., MS | Windows Driver Model | WDM (A driver model based on the Windows NT driver model that is designed to provide a common architecture of I/O services for Windows operating systems for specific classes of drivers. These driver classes include USB and IEEE 1394 buses, audio, still-image capture, video capture, and HID-compliant devices such as USB mice, keyboards, and joysticks. Provides a model for writing kernel-mode drivers and minidrivers, and provides extensions for Plug and Play and power management) |