"miniport" meaning in All languages combined

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          "ref": "2004, Kris Kaspersky, CD Cracking Uncovered: Protection against Unsactioned CD Copying",
          "text": "Attempts to access the SCSI port directly are actually blocked by the operating system. However, the same operating system provides you with the ability to control the device via an SCSI miniport.",
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          "ref": "2012, Mark E. Russinovich, David A. Solomon, Alex Ionescu, Windows Internals - Part 2, page 132",
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        "(computing) A port that uses a lightweight driver that relies on built-in support from the operating system."
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        "(computing) A port that uses a lightweight driver that relies on built-in support from the operating system."
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