---
title: Drivers
id: drivers
date: 2023-07-17
full_link: /docs/event-sources/kernel/
short_description: >
  The global term for the software that sends events from the kernel.
aka:
tags:
- fundamental
---
The global term for the software that sends events from the {{< glossary_tooltip text="kernel" term_id="kernel" >}}.

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Examples include {{< glossary_tooltip text="eBPF probe" term_id="ebpf-probe" >}} or the {{< glossary_tooltip text="kernel module" term_id="kernel-module-driver" >}}.
