An adapter is typically physical hardware like a card or a dongle.
A wireless adapter may contain one or more wireless components. For example, the Intel® Wireless-N 7260 consists of both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® Technology. The Intel® Tri-Band Wireless-AC 18265 consists of Intel® WiGig, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth Technology.A driver is the software or program that controls the hardware.
It allows an operating system or other software application to interact with the hardware. Hardware communicates in a specific way that only the appropriate driver can comprehend. The driver translates the common language used by an operating system to the language that the hardware understands. Different operating systems and adapters require different drivers because they each communicate differently.
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