graphics driver
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- noun
- /ˈɡræfɪks ˈdraɪvər/
- Specialized
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controlador gráfico
- The graphics driver allows the operating system to communicate effectively with your graphics card.
Actually, for your graphics drivers, it's easier than updating them on Windows.
- Actually, for your graphics drivers, it's easier than updating them on Windows.
Examples
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You should update your graphics driver to fix display issues on your computer.
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After downloading the latest graphics driver, the video quality on my laptop improved significantly.
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This would mean that you have two graphics driver issues instead of just one.
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I had him on the phone and suggested that the problem between the program and the graphics driver might need an update.
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But that may be a feature of the graphics driver, which, as I said, may be messed up.
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Actually, for your graphics drivers, it's easier than updating them on Windows.
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Come on Intel, graphics drivers like you guys are launching A discreet card soon.
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Clean uninstall your graphics driver and reinstall it again!
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Pretty pleased with the install process, but for a minor hiccup, which was it blue screening on me because of the graphics driver.
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And it is really hard to integrate a closed runtime framework like the graphics drivers into all of the stacks.
Synonyms
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4.6
A program that lets the computer use a machine like a printer
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3.9
A small program that lets a computer use hardware like a printer or keyboard
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'graphics' (visual display elements) with 'driver' (software that enables communication with a device). This is a common technical noun–noun compound (e.g., 'printer driver', 'network driver') and follows regular composition patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would understand it.
Etymology
Graphics driver comes from a simple image: driver is like a person who controls a car, and graphics are the pictures on your screen. A graphics driver is a small program that 'drives' the screen or graphics card by telling it how to show images, so it helps the computer and display work together.