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Printer driver
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Computers/SQe1aK05">computers</a>, a printer driver or a print processor is a piece of <a href="/facts/Software/RP79lVSW">software</a> on a computer that converts the data to be printed to a format that a <a href="/facts/Computer_printer/PnDF2QuF">printer</a> can understand. The purpose of printer drivers is to allow applications to do printing without being aware of the technical details of each printer model. </p><p>Printer drivers should not be confused with <a href="/facts/Print_spooler/fPbanPPu">print spoolers</a>, which queue <a href="/facts/Print_job/l0KwHjqx">print jobs</a> and send them successively to a printer. </p>