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Driver development platform for Microsoft Windows
User-Mode Driver Framework (UMDF) is a device-driver development platform introduced with Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system, and is also available
User-Mode_Driver_Framework
Driver framework by Microsoft
Kernel-Mode Driver Framework (KMDF) is a driver framework developed by Microsoft as a tool to aid driver developers create and maintain kernel mode device
Kernel-Mode_Driver_Framework
Set of Microsoft tools and libraries
available. WDF consists of Kernel-Mode Driver Framework (KMDF) and User-Mode Driver Framework (UMDF). These individual frameworks provide a new object-oriented
Windows_Driver_Frameworks
Device driver framework
and above. Windows Driver Frameworks (WDF) Kernel-Mode Driver Framework (KMDF) User-Mode Driver Framework (UMDF) Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) Source
Windows_Driver_Model
Software interface to attached devices
device drivers by creating a new framework for driver development, called Windows Driver Frameworks (WDF). This includes User-Mode Driver Framework (UMDF)
Device_driver
Identifier used for user accounts and groups in Microsoft Windows
Security Identifier (SID) is a unique, immutable identifier of a user account, user group, or other security principal in the Windows NT family of operating
Security_Identifier
Structure of the operating system
abstraction layer (HAL), drivers, and a range of services (collectively named Executive), which all exist in kernel mode. User mode in Windows NT is made
Architecture_of_Windows_NT
communication mechanism required to efficiently implement User-Mode Driver Framework (UMDF), whose user-mode parts require an efficient communication channel with
Local Inter-Process Communication
Local_Inter-Process_Communication
Operation that activates display mode in a computer
The display mode is set by the kernel. In user-space mode-setting (UMS), the display mode is set by a user-space process. Kernel mode-setting is more
Mode_setting
Subsystem of the Linux kernel
exposes an API that user-space programs can use to send commands and data to the GPU and perform operations such as configuring the mode setting of the display
Direct_Rendering_Manager
new user-mode driver model called the User-Mode Driver Framework. In Windows Vista, WDDM display drivers have two components, a kernel mode driver (KMD)
Technical features new to Windows Vista
Technical_features_new_to_Windows_Vista
1995 Microsoft operating system version
MS-DOS style real-mode drivers in Safe Mode, which exists to allow a user to fix problems relating to loading native, protected-mode drivers. OEM Service Releases
Windows_95
Computer operating system kernel
configuration. Many drivers can be written to run in user mode, which further enhances the stability of the system. If a driver running in user mode crashes, it
XNU
New features added in Windows XP
portable devices by means of the Media Transfer Protocol and the User-Mode Driver Framework-based Windows Portable Devices API. The original RTM release of
Features_new_to_Windows_XP
Testing framework for web applications
Selenium in existing unit test frameworks. To make writing tests easier, Selenium project currently provides client drivers for PHP, Python, Ruby, .NET,
Selenium_(software)
Layer of protection in computer systems
supervisor mode permanently, meaning that drivers can be written directly as user programs. Most processors have at least two different modes. The x86-processors
Protection_ring
Theory by Loet Leydesdorff on knowledge
climate change. The framework involves the extension of previous models of knowledge, specifically mode 1, mode 2, the triple helix, and mode 3, by adding the
Quadruple and quintuple innovation helix framework
Quadruple_and_quintuple_innovation_helix_framework
2006 Microsoft operating system version
Vista to move code out of kernel-mode into user-mode drivers, with another example bing the new Windows Display Driver Model. While much of the focus of
Windows_Vista
Core of a computer operating system
executing in supervisor mode, mainly for speed. Microkernels run most but not all of their services in user space, like user processes do, mainly for
Kernel_(operating_system)
Debugger for Microsoft Windows
user mode applications, device drivers, and the operating system itself in kernel mode. Like the Visual Studio Debugger, WinDbg has a graphical user interface
WinDbg
Collection of multimedia related APIs on Microsoft platforms
compatible drivers currently available. This practice was stopped however, in favor of the web-based Windows Update driver-update system, which allowed users to
DirectX
1998 Microsoft operating system version
reducing the bulk of user input required. The Windows 98 Startup Disk contains generic, real-mode ATAPI and SCSI CD-ROM drivers that can be used instead
Windows_98
Technical specification for firmware architecture
"setup" mode, which allows a public key known as the "platform key" (PK) to be written to the firmware. Once the key is written, Secure Boot enters "User" mode
UEFI
Ruby library for software testing
web-based driver. It consists of a user-friendly DSL (Domain Specific Language) which describe actions that are executed by the underlying web driver. When
Capybara_(software)
A graphical user interface, or GUI, is a form of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices through graphical icons and visual
Graphical_user_interface
Graphical user interface software library
graphical user interface (GUI) class library for building Windows desktop applications, included as a part of Microsoft .NET, .NET Framework or Mono, providing
Windows_Forms
Microsoft operating system family
Windows/386). Notably, in Windows NT 3.x, several I/O driver subsystems, such as video and printing, were user-mode subsystems. In Windows NT 4.0, the video, server
Windows_NT
Overview article
setting for the future connections to that network. User-Mode Driver Framework prevents drivers from directly accessing the kernel but instead access
Security and safety features new to Windows Vista
Security_and_safety_features_new_to_Windows_Vista
Software that controls computer-graphics hardware
while the user-mode components are untouched. The user-mode remains closed source and is published with prebuilt binaries in the driver and the CUDA
Free and open-source graphics device driver
Free_and_open-source_graphics_device_driver
Free virtualization and emulation software
GPL-compatible licenses. QEMU has multiple operating modes: User-mode emulation. In the user emulation mode, QEMU runs single Linux or Darwin/macOS programs
QEMU
64-bit extension of x86 architecture
Kernel mode device drivers must be 64-bit versions; there is no way to run 32-bit kernel mode executables within the 64-bit operating system. User mode device
X86-64
Open source software project
controller polling-mode drivers for offloading TCP packet processing from the operating system kernel to processes running in user space. This offloading
Data_Plane_Development_Kit
Distributed operating system
the HarmonyOS microkernel is placed at its core, with a single framework as kernel mode. The OpenHarmony-based operating system shares lineage with the
HarmonyOS_5
Series of Microsoft operating systems
exe). Another type of device drivers are .DRV drivers. These drivers are New Executable format and are loaded in user-mode, and are commonly used to control
Windows_9x
2000 Microsoft operating system version
user interface, shell and Windows Explorer. Although Windows Me was still ultimately based around MS-DOS like its predecessors, access to real-mode DOS
Windows_Me
Device drivers for real-time video capture
the Video4Linux Framework: How to write a video capture driver". 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-02-16. "Overview of the V4L2 driver framework". Archived from
Video4Linux
diagramming Developer Device driver Digital subscriber line (DSL) Dock DOS DPI Driver DRM Encryption Emulator Ethernet End user Encoding EXE Executable Exabyte
List_of_technology_terms
Software framework and API for input method in Microsoft Windows
Windows XP. The Language Bar is the core user interface for Text Services Framework. The Text Services Framework is designed to offer advanced language
Text_Services_Framework
Powering down a computer while retaining its state
and protected mode opcodes in the Intel 386 CPU. It was implemented in ROM and worked independently of the operating system with no drivers needed. The
Hibernation_(computing)
Networking features introduced in Windows Vista
sockets are for TCP. While Winsock is a user mode library, it uses a kernel mode driver, called Ancillary Function Driver (AFD) to implement certain functionality
Windows Vista networking technologies
Windows_Vista_networking_technologies
Computer memory transformation process
of operating systems the entire set of device drivers for Direct3D are kernel-mode drivers. The user-mode portion of the API is handled by the DirectX
Marshalling (computer science)
Marshalling_(computer_science)
Vehicle operated with reduced or no human input on public roads
Yadron, Danny; Tynan, Dan (1 July 2016). "Tesla driver dies in first fatal crash while using autopilot mode". The Guardian. San Francisco. Retrieved 1 July
Self-driving_car
Abstraction layer for Linux kernel to show graphics on the system console
need for libraries like SVGAlib which effectively implemented video drivers in user space. In most applications, fbdev has been superseded by the Linux
Linux_framebuffer
Open-source x86 virtualization application
VM-safe equivalent compiled code fragment in hypervisor memory. The guest user-mode code, running in ring 3, generally runs directly on the host hardware
VirtualBox
XML Paper Specification Prefetcher ReadyBoost Sync Center Text Services Framework Universal Audio Architecture Windows Color System Windows Diagnostic Infrastructure
List of Microsoft Windows components
List_of_Microsoft_Windows_components
System call for device-specific input/output operations
to the driver without mapping or validation. METHOD_BUFFERED: IO Manager controlled shared buffers are used to move data to and from user mode. Devices
Ioctl
Formally verified capability-based microkernel
remaining memory and capabilities to an initial user space process. seL4 is more akin to a CPU driver than other commercial microkernels like Mach, QNX
SeL4
Free and open-source display server for X Window System
graphics device drivers supporting some form of 2D rendering acceleration. In the past, mode-setting was done by an X-server graphics device driver specific
X.Org_Server
Compiler optimization to remove code which does not affect the program results
software (for example, a driver or resident service) may be configurable to include or exclude certain features depending on user preferences, rendering
Dead-code_elimination
Unix-like operating system
line of code in a driver can bring down the system. In contrast, in Minix 3, each device driver is a separate user-mode process. Drivers cannot execute privileged
Minix_3
Computer operating system
or data used by privileged-mode code. While the Windows 9x series offered the option of having profiles for multiple users with separate profiles and
Microsoft_Windows
Filesystem API
for Windows in user mode MiniSpy Sample - a Windows filter driver sample from Microsoft EaseFilter - a file system filter driver framework for developers
Installable_File_System
2021 mobile operating system
photos to give users with low vision more context about what's displayed on the photo. Audible charts: the Audio Graphs accessibility framework allows to represent
IOS_15
Free and open-source library for 3D graphics rendering
The so-called "user-mode graphics device drivers" (UMD) in Mesa have very few commonalities with what is generally called a device driver. There are a couple
Mesa_(computer_graphics)
Free and open-source Unix-like operating system
stripped-down version of the NetBSD kernel that can be executed in user mode. Most drivers are optional, and may be included or not depending on the target
NetBSD
Graphics library for Borland compilers on DOS
true-color modes (so the true-color driver is not suitable for Nvidia graphic cards) and video memory bank switching bug in mouse driver (since real mode addressing
Borland_Graphics_Interface
Operating system for the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2
compatibility with basic dark theme modes that dynamically match the console's system settings. Security Improvements: User-verification PIN protection added
Nintendo Switch system software
Nintendo_Switch_system_software
Model of communication of seven abstraction layers
one or many parties, due in large part to its commonly accepted user-friendly framework. The development of the OSI model started in the late 1970s to
OSI_model
2018 operating system version
Dark Mode. A light-on-dark color scheme, it initially affected only the dock, menu bar, and drop-down menus, while here, it darkens the entire user interface
MacOS_Mojave
Device driver and utility software package for AMD GPUs and APUs
Radeon Software) is a device driver and utility software package for AMD's Radeon graphics cards and APUs. Its graphical user interface is built with Qt
AMD_Software
Obsolete Microsoft Windows audio APIs
can operate in Shared mode or Exclusive mode. In shared mode, mixing still takes place. Pre-mixed PCM audio is sent to the driver in a single format (in
Windows legacy audio components
Windows_legacy_audio_components
Operating system from IBM
issues. Because OS/2 only runs the user-mode system components of Windows, it is incompatible with Windows device drivers (VxDs) and applications that require
OS/2
This is a list of notable test automation frameworks commonly used for unit testing. Such frameworks are not limited to unit-level testing; they can be
List of unit testing frameworks
List_of_unit_testing_frameworks
Database for Microsoft Windows
that opt to use the registry. The kernel, device drivers, services, Security Accounts Manager, and user interfaces can all use the registry. The registry
Windows_Registry
1999 Microsoft operating system version
version 3 print drivers (user mode printer drivers) based on Unidrv, which made it easier for printer manufacturers to write device drivers for printers
Windows_2000
Serial communication bus
the sysmon envsys framework as property lists. On general-purpose hardware, each driver has to do its own probing; hence, all drivers for the I2C targets
I2C
Software framework for audio
a software framework and part of the Linux kernel that provides an application programming interface (API) for sound card device drivers. Some of the
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
Advanced_Linux_Sound_Architecture
Software that manages computer hardware resources
caches, the instruction pipeline, and so on) which affects both user-mode and kernel-mode performance. The first computers in the late 1940s and 1950s were
Operating_system
Software interface based on commands formatted as lines of text
interface mode. At this point, commands from the system mode may not be accessible until the user exits the interface mode and enters the system mode. In IBM's
Command-line_interface
Parallel computing platform and programming model
(default) tex.addressMode[0] = cudaAddressModeClamp; tex.addressMode[1] = cudaAddressModeClamp; tex.filterMode = cudaFilterModePoint; tex.normalized =
CUDA
of requiring as few privileges as possible The GGI framework is implemented by a set of portable user-space libraries, with an array of different backends
General_Graphics_Interface
Unofficial name used for Macintosh models that use Intel x86 processors
do this in EFI mode–when the firmware switches to BIOS mode, it no longer recognizes USB drives, due to lack of a BIOS-mode USB driver. Many operating
Apple–Intel_architecture
Microsoft Windows API
card driver is installed. Since Windows NT 4.0, the GDI of Windows NT was running in kernel mode; but since Windows Vista, the DWM runs in user mode. With
Graphics_Device_Interface
TeX typesetting engine
converted to PDF by a driver. In the default operating mode the xdv output is piped directly to the driver without producing any user-visible intermediate
XeTeX
Software development platform
are shown on the device control panel for users to preview job before sending to the destination. Image mode scanned pages are sent immediately to the
HP Open Extensibility Platform
HP_Open_Extensibility_Platform
Open-source data analytics cluster computing framework
solution can be implemented. Spark also supports a pseudo-distributed local mode, usually used only for development or testing purposes, where distributed
Apache_Spark
Set of graphical environments for Unix-like operating systems
It serves as the interface layer between the user and the operating system, providing a graphical user interface (GUI) and workspace environment for
KDE_Plasma
Computer software project
Mono is a free and open-source software framework that aims to run software made for the .NET Framework on Linux and other OSes. Originally by Ximian
Mono_(software)
Free Unix-like operating system kernel
schedulers that allow preemptive multitasking (both in user mode and, since the 2.6 series, in kernel mode); the earliest eligible virtual deadline first scheduling
Linux_kernel
Intel recommends users transition to Open CAS, which can be used with no license fee. At the core of Open CAS is the Open CAS Framework (OCF), a high-performance
Cache_Acceleration_Software
Short-range wireless technology standard
(WAE/WAP) WAE specifies an application framework for wireless devices and WAP is an open standard to provide mobile users access to telephony and information
Bluetooth
Linux kernel interface for cryptography
as ISA extensions, and are only accessible through kernel-mode drivers. In order for user-mode applications that utilize encryption, such as wolfSSL, OpenSSL
Crypto_API_(Linux)
logic CTM—Close To Metal CTR—Counter mode CTS—Clear to send CTSS—Compatible Time-Sharing System CUA—Common User Access C-V2X—Cellular V2X CVC—Card Verifiable
List of computing and IT abbreviations
List_of_computing_and_IT_abbreviations
Layers of the operating system
I/O Driver Architecture". stepwise.com. Retrieved 2006-10-13.[permanent dead link] Levin, Jonathan (September 25, 2019). *OS Internals, Volume I: User Mode
Architecture_of_macOS
Suite of advanced driver-assistance system features
undocumented mode which disables all driver monitoring. The NHTSA wrote a letter to Tesla under the authority of EA 22–002 on July 26, noting the new mode "could
Tesla_Autopilot
1996 Microsoft operating system version
particularly in the graphical user interface. This, however, also mandated that graphics and printer drivers had to run in kernel mode as well, resulting in potential
Windows_NT_4.0
Estimation of future use of some transport infrastructure
origin and destination by a particular mode to a route. Often (for highway route assignment) Wardrop's principle of user equilibrium is applied (equivalent
Transportation_forecasting
Standardized methodology for verifying integrated circuit designs
Implementation in the form of a SystemVerilog base class library, and a User Guide. A factory is a commonly used concept in object-oriented programming
Universal Verification Methodology
Universal_Verification_Methodology
Interface to device driver that appears in filesystem
device driver via standard input/output system calls. Using standard system calls simplifies many programming tasks, and leads to consistent user-space
Device_file
Desktop environment for Linux and other Unix-like systems
project that aims to develop frameworks for software development, to program end-user applications based on these frameworks, and to coordinate efforts
GNOME
which allowed users to wildcard all passwords in a domain. The Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) does not support all DOS video modes and therefore
List of features removed in Windows Vista
List_of_features_removed_in_Windows_Vista
Integrated development environment by Microsoft
All versions are multi-user, using SMB (file server) networking. However, with Visual SourceSafe 2005, other client–server modes were added, Lan Booster
Visual_Studio
Distributed operating system kernel
entire system. HongMeng Kernel loads the driver in user mode, making it difficult to trigger an attack against drivers to an attack against the kernel EL1
HongMeng_Kernel
2D vector graphics API by Microsoft
due to user complaints about the rendering quality.) In Firefox 70.0, on old hardware, Direct2D is disabled on blacklisted old graphics drivers if they
Direct2D
Relational database management system
in four different modes (read-write, read-only, slave-only, preferred host read only), the list of alternative hosts which a user has provided via the
CUBRID
2001 Microsoft operating system version
roaming user profiles, and folder redirection. To enable running software that targets or locks out specific versions of Windows, "Compatibility mode" was
Windows_XP
Discontinued embedded operating system by Microsoft
NT, whose drivers are based on the Windows Driver Model or Windows Driver Frameworks, Windows CE's drivers are based on the Windows CE Driver Model. Windows
Windows_CE
Operating system
operating system is in contrast to an object-oriented user interface or programming framework, which can be run on a non-object-oriented operating system
Object-oriented operating system
Object-oriented_operating_system
Firmware for hardware initialization and OS runtime services
real mode, operating systems that ran in protected mode on 286 and later processors required hardware device drivers compatible with protected mode operation
BIOS
which invokes commands in software. Most keyboard shortcuts require the user to press a single key or a sequence of keys one after the other. Other keyboard
Table_of_keyboard_shortcuts
USER MODE-DRIVER-FRAMEWORK
USER MODE-DRIVER-FRAMEWORK
Male
Yiddish
Variant spelling of Yiddish Isser, ISER means "God prevails" or "contender; soldier of God."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Diver.
Female
Yiddish
(×”Ö¸×דֶע) Yiddish form for Hebrew Hadaccah, HODE means "myrtle tree."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for someone who drove herds of cattle across the country to a market, from an agent derivative of Old English drÄf ‘drove’, ‘herd’.
Male
Turkish
Turkish unisex name ESER means "achievement."
Surname or Lastname
English (Suffolk, Essex)
English (Suffolk, Essex) : unexplained.French : habitation name from Moye in Haute-Savoie.Dutch (de Moye) : nickname from Middle Dutch moy, moeie, ‘fine’, ‘handsome’, denoting a well-dressed person or a dandy.Spanish : see Moya.
Male
Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Hebrew Moshe, MOKE means "drawn out."
Male
English
English name possibly derived from the Old English word drǽfend, DRAVEN means "hunter."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for someone supposedly resembling a mole (the burrowing mammal), Middle English mol(le) (from Dutch or Low German mol), for example in having poor eyesight.English : nickname for someone with a prominent mole or blemish on the face, from Middle English mole (Old English mÄl).English : from an Old English masculine personal name, Moll.English : from Old Norse moli ‘crumb’, ‘grain’, possibly a nickname for a small man.French : metonymic occupational name for a knife grinder or a maker of whetstones, from a variant of meule ‘whetstone’, ‘grindstone’, ‘millstone’.Italian : variant of Mule.Slovenian : probably a nickname for a extremely religious man, from mole ‘zealot’, a derivative of moliti ‘to pray’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a driver of horses or oxen attached to a cart or plow, or of loose cattle, from a Middle English agent derivative of Old English drīfan ‘to drive’.
Surname or Lastname
English (Surrey)
English (Surrey) : unexplained. Compare Moad.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and Irish
English, Scottish, and Irish : occupational name for a janitor or gatekeeper, Middle English usher (Anglo-Norman French usser, Old French ussier, huissier, from Late Latin ustiarius, a derivative of classical Latin ostium ‘door’, ‘gate’). The term was also used in the Middle Ages of a court official charged with accompanying a person of rank on ceremonial occasions, and this may be a partial souce of the surname. This surname has been recorded in Ireland since the 14th century, and has sometimes been used as an equivalent of Hession.Jewish (from Poland and Ukraine) : from a southern Yiddish pronunciation of the Yiddish male personal name Osher (Hebrew Asher).Hezekiah Usher (d. 1676) is buried in King’s Chapel Burying Ground, Boston, MA.
Male
English
Short form of English Moses, MOSE means "drawn out."
Surname or Lastname
English (also Griever)
English (also Griever) : unexplained; perhaps a variant of Graver.
Female
Japanese
(èŒ) Japanese name MOE means "budding."
Surname or Lastname
German
German : from a short form of any of the various Germanic personal names with the first element hrÅd ‘renown’. Compare Robert, Rudiger.North German, Danish, and English : topographic name for someone who lived on land cleared for cultivation or in a clearing in woodland, from Middle Low German rode, Danish rothe, Old English rod. Compare English Rhodes.English : habitational name from any of the many places named with this word, as for example Rode in Cheshire.Slovenian : topographic name from the adjective rod ‘barren’, denoting someone who lived on a barren land.Slovenian : nickname from the Slovenian dialect word rode ‘person with disheveled hair’, a derivative of rod ‘curly’ or ‘hairy’.
Male
English
Pet form of English Moses, MOE means "drawn out."
Boy/Male
English American
Grove dweller. Used as both surname and given name. Famous bearer: American president Grover...
Female
Egyptian
, the sister of the royal scribe User-hat.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Japanese
River
USER MODE-DRIVER-FRAMEWORK
USER MODE-DRIVER-FRAMEWORK
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Fine Rain
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
A Part of
Boy/Male
Australian, Welsh
From the Lake
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Bringer of good tidings Joy
Female
Egyptian
, Si-en-ea.
Boy/Male
English, Gaelic, Scottish
Child of the Sea; Huge Mountain
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Telugu
Lord of All Lords
Boy/Male
Muslim
Tiger
Surname or Lastname
French and English
French and English : from a medieval personal name (Latin Constans, genitive Constantis, meaning ‘steadfast’, ‘faithful’, present participle of the verb constare ‘stand fast’, ‘be consistent’). This was borne by an 8th-century Irish martyr. This surname has also absorbed some cases of surnames based on Constantius, a derivative of Constans, borne by a 2nd-century martyr, bishop of Perugia. Compare Constantine.English : perhaps also a nickname from Old French constant ‘steadfast’, ‘faithful’.
Girl/Female
Tamil
King of the earth, Queen of the earth
USER MODE-DRIVER-FRAMEWORK
USER MODE-DRIVER-FRAMEWORK
USER MODE-DRIVER-FRAMEWORK
USER MODE-DRIVER-FRAMEWORK
USER MODE-DRIVER-FRAMEWORK
p. p.
Driven.
v. i.
To hawk by the side of a river; to fly hawks at river fowl.
p. p.
of Drive.
a.
Having rivers; as, a rivery country.
p. p.
of Drive. Also adj.
n.
One who drives cattle or sheep to market; one who makes it his business to purchase cattle, and drive them to market.
n.
A crossbar on a grinding mill spindle to drive the upper stone.
n.
One who uses.
p. p.
of Drive
v. t.
To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to communicate motion to; as, to drive cattle; to drive a nail; smoke drives persons from a room.
v. t.
Yielding of service; advantage derived; capability of being used; usefulness; utility.
n.
One who derives.
n.
Prevailing popular custom; fashion, especially in the phrase the mode.
n.
Manner of doing or being; method; form; fashion; custom; way; style; as, the mode of speaking; the mode of dressing.
n.
One who, or that which, drives; the person or thing that urges or compels anything else to move onward.
n.
The scale as affected by the various positions in it of the minor intervals; as, the Dorian mode, the Ionic mode, etc., of ancient Greek music.
n.
One who drives much; a coach driver.
n.
A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river.
n.
A boat driven by the tide.
a.
Several; sundry; various; more than one, but not a great number; as, divers philosophers. Also used substantively or pronominally.