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Everything about Printer driver
Software for connecting to a printer
In computers, a printer driver or a print processor is a piece of software on a computer that converts the data to be printed to a format that a printer 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. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Printer driverA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Union wages and hoursThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: On continuous inkjet systems: a printer driver for expiry date labels on cylindrical surfacesCited 3 times
- Go sideways: CUPSA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Amiga support and maintenance softwareA closely related topic
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
đź“š Books worth reading
- 📕Union wages and hoursUnited States. Bureau of Labor Statistics. · 1976
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