stackyFACTSYou can plug a printer in, but without a driver, your computer just sees a useless plastic box. Drivers are hyper-specific instruction manuals that explain to the operating system exactly how to send commands to a peripheral. When they break, your very expensive peripheral turns into a heavy paperweight.
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