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devicetree

devicetree noun: a data structure placed in memory by a computer system (such as firmware) that contains information about the available hardware on the system, allowing operating systems to automatically discover it.

Noun

devicetree (plural devicetrees)

  1. A data structure placed in memory by a computer system (such as firmware) that contains information about the available hardware on the system, allowing operating systems to automatically discover it.

Forms of devicetree

pluraldevicetrees
alternative formdevice tree

Origin of devicetree

From device + tree, referring to a tree data structure that encodes the properties of the given device.

Words formed from devicetree

Questions about devicetree

What does devicetree mean?
Devicetree means a data structure placed in memory by a computer system (such as firmware) that contains information about the available hardware on the system, allowing operating systems to automatically discover it.
What part of speech is devicetree?
Devicetree is a noun.
What is the plural of devicetree?
The plural of devicetree is devicetrees.

Words near devicetree in the dictionary

  1. devicefulness
  2. deviceless
  3. devicelike
  4. devices
  5. devices under test
  6. devicetree
  7. devicetree blob
  8. devictimize
  9. devictimized
  10. devictimizes
  11. devictimizing

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