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driv·er D0393600 (drī′vər)n.1. One that drives, as the operator of a motor vehicle.2. A tool, such as a screwdriver or hammer, that is used for imparting forceful pressure on another object.3. A machine part that transmits motion or power to another part.4. A piece of software that enables a computer to communicate with a specific hardware device. Also called device driver.5. A golf club with a wide head and a long shaft, used for making long shots from the tee.6. Nautical A jib-headed spanker.driver (ˈdraɪvə) n1. a person who drives a vehicle2. in the driver's seat in a position of control3. a person who drives animals4. (General Engineering) a mechanical component that exerts a force on another to produce motion5. (Golf) golf a club, a No. 1 wood, with a large head and deep face for tee shots6. (Electronics) electronics a circuit whose output provides the input of another circuit7. (Computer Science) computing a computer program that controls a device8. something that creates and fuels activity, or gives force or impetus ˈdriverless adjdriv•er (ˈdraɪ vər)
n. 1. a person or thing that drives. 2. a person who drives a vehicle; coachman, chauffeur, or the like. 3. a person who drives animals, as a cowboy. 4. a golf club with a wooden head whose face has almost no slope, for hitting long low drives from the tee. 5. a. a machine part that transmits force or motion. b. the member of a pair of connected pulleys, gears, etc., that is nearer to the power source. 6. software that controls the interface between a computer and a peripheral device. 7. the part of a loudspeaker that transforms the electrical signal into sound. [1350–1400] driv′er•less, adj. driverWooden club with which the player drives the ball.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  driver - the operator of a motor vehicle bus driver, busman - someone who drives a buschauffeur - a man paid to drive a privately owned cardesignated driver - the member of a party who is designated to refrain from alcohol and so is sober when it is time to drive homehonker - a driver who causes his car's horn to make a loud honking sound; "the honker was fined for disturbing the peace"kerb crawler - someone who drives slowly along the curb seeking sex from prostitutes or other womenautomobilist, motorist - someone who drives (or travels in) an automobilemanipulator, operator - an agent that operates some apparatus or machine; "the operator of the switchboard"owner-driver - a motorist who owns the car that he/she drivesautomobile driver, race driver, racer - someone who drives racing cars at high speedsroad hog, roadhog - a driver who obstructs othersspeed demon, speeder - a driver who exceeds the safe speed limittailgater - a driver who follows too closely behind another motor vehiclecabby, cabdriver, cabman, hack driver, hack-driver, livery driver, taxidriver, taximan - someone who drives a taxi for a livingtruck driver, trucker, teamster - someone who drives a truck as an occupationtest driver - a driver who drives a motor vehicle to evaluate its performancenondriver - a person who is not a driver | | 2. | driver - someone who drives animals that pull a vehicleworker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"charioteer - the driver of a chariotcoachman - a man who drives a coach (or carriage)lasher - a driver who urges the animals on with lashes of a whipmahout - the driver and keeper of an elephantteamster - the driver of a team of horses doing haulingwaggoner, wagoner - the driver of a wagon | | 3. | driver - a golfer who hits the golf ball with a drivergolf player, golfer, linksman - someone who plays the game of golf | | 4. | driver - (computer science) a program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral devicedevice drivercomputer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structuresservice program, utility program, utility - (computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer; "a computer system provides utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most users" | | 5. | driver - a golf club (a wood) with a near vertical face that is used for hitting long shots from the teenumber one woodwood - a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head; "metal woods are now standard" |
drivernoun chauffeur, pilot, motorist a taxi driverdrivernounA person who operates a motor vehicle:motorist, operator.Translationsdrive (draiv) – past tense drove (drouv) : past participle driven (ˈdrivn) – verb1. to control or guide (a car etc). Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I? 駕駛 驾驶2. to take, bring etc in a car. My mother is driving me to the airport. 用車載送 用车送3. to force or urge along. Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road. 驅趕 驱赶4. to hit hard. He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee. 用力打 用力打5. to cause to work by providing the necessary power. This mill is driven by water. 驅動 推动 noun1. a journey in a car, especially for pleasure. We decided to go for a drive. 開車(四處逛逛) 驱车（旅行） 2. a private road leading from a gate to a house etc. The drive is lined with trees. 車道 车道（尤指私宅内的汽车道） 3. energy and enthusiasm. I think he has the drive needed for this job. 幹勁 干劲4. a special effort. We're having a drive to save electricity. 努力 努力5. in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc). 擊球，擲球 击球，掷球 6. (computers) a disk drive. (電腦)硬碟 （计）驱动盘 ˈdriver noun a person who drives a car etc. a bus-driver. 駕駛員，司機 驾驶员，司机 ˈdriver's license noun (American) a driving licence. （美）駕駛執照 （美）驾驶证 ˈdrive-in adjective (of a cinema, café etc, especially in North America) catering for people who remain in their cars while watching a film, eating etc. a drive-in movie. (尤在北美，可在車內觀看影片的)露天電影院 免下车餐馆，免下车电影院（顾客可坐在自己的车上购物、进餐、看电影等等） ˈdrive-through adjective that one may drive through (and do something without getting out of the car). a drivethrough bank/restaurant/zoo. 免下車(便有專人提供服務) 免下车ˈdriving licence noun a licence for driving a road vehicle. 駕駛執照 驾驶执照be driving at to be trying to say or suggest. I don't know what you're driving at. 意指 意指drive off1. to leave or go away in a car etc. He got into a van and drove off. 駕車離去 驾车离去2. to keep away. to drive off flies. 驅離 驱赶开3. in golf, to make the first stroke from the tee. (高爾夫球)開球 在高尔夫球中，从发球处开的第一棍球 drive on1. to carry on driving a car etc. Drive on – we haven't time to stop! 繼續駕駛（汽車等） 继续驾驶（汽车等） 2. to urge strongly forward. It was ambition that drove him on. 激勵某人持續往前 激励- Here is my driver's license (US)
Here is my driving licence (UK) → 这是我的驾照 - My driver's license number is ... (US)
My driving licence number is ... (UK) → 我的驾照号码是... - I don't have my driver's licence on me (US)
I don't have my driving licence on me (UK) → 我没有带驾照
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backseat driver1. A passenger in a vehicle (not necessarily in the backseat) who attempts to instruct the driver or criticize their driving skills. John quickly became annoyed at Mary's tendency to become a backseat driver whenever he drove her somewhere, so he just began to let her drive.2. By extension, someone who tries to establish and maintain control over every situation. Primarily heard in US. Although Mary was capable of completing the project on her own, John couldn't stop himself from being a backseat driver and telling her what to do.See also: backseat, driverdesignated driverA person who stays sober during a social gathering and is responsible for safely driving others from one location to another. Since Kara never drinks alcohol, she always offers to be the designated driver for her friends.See also: designate, driverin the driving seatIn control of a situation; in a position of power. Primarily heard in UK. Make sure to get good grades now, so that you're in the driving seat when it comes time to choose a college. We're still leading in the polls, so nobody panic—we're in the driving seat here.See also: driving, seatin the driver's seatIn control; in a dominant or influential position. With the new CEO in the driver's seat, the company has turned in its most profitable quarter in years.See also: seatSunday driverAn aggravatingly slow driver. Likened to one out for a leisurely "Sunday drive." For the most part, I like the relaxed attitude down here. But I absolutely detest all the Sunday drivers on the road! It took me nearly an extra hour to get home because I got stuck behind some Sunday driver.See also: driver, Sundaybackseat driverFig. an annoying passenger who tells the driver how to drive; someone who tells others how to do things. I don't need any backseat driver on this project. Stop pestering me with all your advice. Nobody likes a backseat driver!See also: backseat, driverin the driver's seatFig. in control; in charge of things. (As if one were driving and controlling the vehicle.) Now that Fred is in the driver's seat, there is a lot less criticism about how things are being done. Joan can't wait to get into the driver's seat and do what she can to turn things around.See also: seatSunday drivera slow and leisurely driver who appears to be sightseeing and enjoying the view, holding up traffic in the process. (Also a term of address.) I'm a Sunday driver, and I'm sorry. I just can't bear to go faster. Move over, you Sunday driver!See also: driver, Sundaybackseat driverA passenger who gives unwanted and/or unneeded directions to the driver; also, a person who interferes in affairs without having knowledge, responsibility, or authority for doing so. For example, Aunt Mary drives us all crazy with her instructions; she's an incurable backseat driver. This term originated in the United States in the 1920s, when it was first used for a passenger legitimately directing a chauffeur, and it was quickly transferred to figurative use. Also see the synonym Monday-morning quarterback and the antonym take a back seat. See also: backseat, driverin the driver's seatAlso, in the saddle. In control, in a position of authority. For example, With the boss on vacation, Mr. Burns was in the driver's seat and enjoying it, or She waited until after the election, knowing that she'd be in the saddle then. The first expression dates from the 1800s, the second from the early 1600s. Also see at the helm. See also: seata back-seat driver COMMON1. If you call a passenger in a car a back-seat driver, you mean that they keep telling the driver what to do. My mother is a terrible back-seat driver, especially when my sister is at the wheel.2. If you call someone, especially a politician, a back-seat driver, you mean that they are trying to influence or control a situation that should be controlled by someone else. They accused the former prime minister of being a backseat driver. Note: This expression is used to show disapproval. See also: driverin the driving seat BRITISH or in the driver's seat AMERICANCOMMON If someone is in the driving seat, they have control of a situation. The radicals were in the driving seat, much to the anxiety of the moderates. Howe has warned against Britain not being in the driving seat as Europe takes important decisions. Those who had access to money were in the driver's seat.See also: driving, seata back-seat driver 1 a passenger in a vehicle who constantly gives the driver unwanted advice on how to drive. 2 someone who lectures and criticizes the person actually in control of something.See also: driverin the driver's (or driving) seat in charge of a situation. 1998 Times The deal would propel the no-nonsense Lancastrian into the driving seat at the UK's biggest generator. See also: seata ˌback-seat ˈdriver (disapproving)
1 a passenger in a vehicle who keeps giving advice to the driver about how he or she should drive
2 a person who wants to be in control of something that is not really their responsibility: There are too many back-seat drivers in this department. This is my project and I’m the one who’s in charge!See also: driverin the ˈdriving seat (British English) (American English in the ˈdriver’s seat) managing or controlling something, for example a business: With a younger person in the driving seat, we can expect some big changes in the company. OPPOSITE: take a back seatSee also: driving, seatbackseat driver n. an annoying passenger who tells the driver how to drive; someone who tells others how to do things. I don’t need any backseat driver on this project. See also: backseat, driverin the driver’s seat mod. in control. I’m in the driver’s seat now, and I get to decide who gets raises. See also: seatSunday driver n. a slow and leisurely driver who appears to be sightseeing and enjoying the view, holding up traffic in the process. (Also a term of address.) Move over, you Sunday driver! See also: driver, Sundaybackseat driverA passenger who gives unasked-for and usually unwanted advice to the driver of a vehicle; by extension, anyone who interferes without having real responsibility or authority. The term originated in the United States during the 1920s, when many automobiles were chauffeur-driven and their passengers sat in the backseat, often quite legitimately telling the chauffeur where to go. Today the passenger’s location is irrelevant, the term being principally figurative. It has largely replaced the older armchair general. See also Monday-morning quarterback and the very different take a backseat. See also: backseat, driverin the driver's seatIn control. The analogy here is obvious, but the actual expression did not become common until the nineteenth century. Lord Beaverbrook is quoted (New Statesman, 1963) as saying of David Lloyd George, “He did not care in which direction the car was travelling, so long as he remained in the driver’s seat.” See also in the saddle.See also: seatdriver
driver1. a mechanical component that exerts a force on another to produce motion 2. Golf a club, a No. 1 wood, with a large head and deep face for tee shots 3. Electronics a circuit whose output provides the input of another circuit 4. Computing a computer program that controls a device driver[′drī·vər] (computer science) A sequence of program instructions that controls an input/output device such as a tape drive or disk drive. (electronics) The amplifier stage preceding the output stage in a receiver or transmitter. (engineering acoustics) The portion of a horn loudspeaker that converts electrical energy into acoustical energy and feeds the acoustical energy to the small end of the horn. driver (operating system)device driver.driver (programming)The main loop of an event-processingprogram; the code that gets commands and dispatches them forexecution.driver (tool)In the TeX world and the computerised typesettingworld in general, a program that translates somedevice-independent or other common format to something a realdevice can actually understand.driver(1) A loudspeaker. The terms "driver" and "speaker" are used synonymously; however, "the speaker has four drivers" means that the speaker enclosure contains four speakers.
(2) A hardware device (typically a transistor) that provides a signal or current to trigger some function. See line driver.
(3) Also called a "device driver," it is a program routine that links the operating system to a peripheral device. Written by programmers who understand the peripheral hardware's command language and characteristics, the driver contains the precise machine language necessary to perform the functions requested by the application.
The Driver Is the Interface
When a new peripheral device is added to the computer, such as a graphics card, its driver must be installed in order to use it. The application calls the operating system, the operating system calls the driver, and the driver makes the device work (it "drives" the device). Routines that perform internal functions, such as memory managers and disk caches, are also drivers.
Drivers Can Drive You Crazy!
Sometimes, the solution to a problem is to update a driver, because the current version has bugs. Hardware vendors are always releasing newer versions. For example, everything you see on screen is the result of the display driver (video driver) drawing the screen according to the commands that the operating system issues to it. Such drivers are extremely complex and can be error prone.
There Used to Be More Drivers
In the "old" days of DOS PCs, in order to provide complete control over the printing of a document, software applications included a driver for each of the popular printers. With Windows and Mac, the printer driver is installed into the operating system, not into each application. All applications print through the OS, which commands the printer via the one driver for that printer. See filter driver and driver signing.
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| To display something on screen, a Windows application makes calls to the Graphics Device Interface (GDI). GDI converts the calls to driver functions, and the driver commands the display adapter (graphics card). |
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| Every peripheral device requires a driver. The drivers provide the detailed instructions necessary to activate and control the device. |
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| Every peripheral device requires a driver. The drivers provide the detailed instructions necessary to activate and control the device. |
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| Every peripheral device requires a driver. The drivers provide the detailed instructions necessary to activate and control the device. |
MedicalSeedriveDriver
DRIVER. One employed in conducting a coach, carriage, wagon, or other vehicle, with horses, mules, or other animals.
2. Frequent accidents occur in consequence of the neglect or want of skill of drivers of public stage coaches, for which the employers are responsible.
3. The law requires that a driver should possess reasonable skill and be of good habits for the journey; if, therefore, he is not acquainted with the road he undertakes to drive; 3 Bingh. Rep. 314, 321; drives with reins so loose that he cannot govern his horses; 2 Esp. R. 533; does not give notice of any serious danger on the road; 1 Camp. R. 67; takes the wrong side of the road; 4 Esp. R. 273; incautiously comes in collision with another carriage; 1 Stark. R. 423; 1 Campb. R. 167; or does not exercise a sound and reasonable discretion in travelling on the road, to avoid dangers and difficulties, and any accident happens by which any passenger is injured, both the driver and his employers will be responsible. 2 Stark. R. 37; 3 Engl. C. L. Rep. 233; 2 Esp. R. 533; 11. Mass. 57; 6 T. R. 659; 1 East, R. 106; 4 B. & A. 590; 6 Eng. C. L. R. 528; 2 Mc Lean, R. 157. Vide Common carriers Negligence; Quasi Offence. See DRVR
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Synonyms for drivernoun chauffeurSynonymsSynonyms for drivernoun a person who operates a motor vehicleSynonymsSynonyms for drivernoun the operator of a motor vehicleRelated Words- bus driver
- busman
- chauffeur
- designated driver
- honker
- kerb crawler
- automobilist
- motorist
- manipulator
- operator
- owner-driver
- automobile driver
- race driver
- racer
- road hog
- roadhog
- speed demon
- speeder
- tailgater
- cabby
- cabdriver
- cabman
- hack driver
- hack-driver
- livery driver
- taxidriver
- taximan
- truck driver
- trucker
- teamster
- test driver
Antonymsnoun someone who drives animals that pull a vehicleRelated Words- worker
- charioteer
- coachman
- lasher
- mahout
- teamster
- waggoner
- wagoner
noun a golfer who hits the golf ball with a driverRelated Words- golf player
- golfer
- linksman
noun (computer science) a program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral deviceSynonymsRelated Words- computer science
- computing
- service program
- utility program
- utility
noun a golf club (a wood) with a near vertical face that is used for hitting long shots from the teeSynonymsRelated Words |