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In golf, the club with the largest clubhead, used for the first shot (tee shot) from the teeing area to achieve maximum distance.
Für diesen langen Abschlag wählte er seinen Driver.
For this long tee shot, he chose his driver.
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In computing, special software that enables the operating system to communicate with and control a hardware component (e.g., printer, graphics card). In German, the word 'Treiber' (driver) is more common.
Nach der Installation der neuen Grafikkarte musste ich erst den passenden Driver herunterladen.
After installing the new graphics card, I first had to download the right driver.
Careful: 'der Driver' in German does not mean a car driver. Only the English word 'driver' has this meaning. The German term for a person who drives a vehicle is 'der Fahrer' or 'die Fahrerin'.
Der Taxifahrer wartete vor dem Hotel.
The taxi driver was waiting in front of the hotel.
'Driver' is a loanword from English and is usually pronounced as in English. It is used only in the specialized contexts of golf and computing.
Er hat sich einen neuen Driver für seine Golfausrüstung gekauft.
He bought a new driver for his golf equipment.
You can easily recognize which meaning is intended from the topic. Words like 'Abschlag' (tee shot), 'Golfplatz' (golf course), or 'Schläger' (club) point to golf. Terms like 'installieren' (to install), 'Software' (software), or 'Grafikkarte' (graphics card) point to the computer context.
Sein Abschlag mit dem Driver war über 200 Meter weit.
His tee shot with the driver went over 200 meters.
In a computer context, 'Driver' (driver) is often used with the verbs 'installieren' (to install), 'aktualisieren' (to update), 'herunterladen' (to download), or 'suchen' (to search for).
Du musst den neuesten Driver für deine Soundkarte installieren.
You have to install the latest driver for your sound card.
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Treiber and Driver can both refer to software that enables the operating system to communicate with hardware. Treiber is much more common in German, while Driver, as an English technical term, sounds less usual. Treiber is therefore generally the better choice in everyday German texts.
Der englische Hersteller nennt die Software für den Drucker im Handbuch Driver.
The English manufacturer calls the printer software Driver in the manual.
Für den neuen Drucker muss ich noch den passenden Treiber installieren.
I still need to install the right driver for the new printer.
