devicetree

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devicetree

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

noun devicetrees · device tree

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.

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@misc{devicetree_2026,
  title = {devicetree},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/devicetree},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}