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Human Interface Device

(hardware)
(HID) Any device to interact directly with humans (mostly input) like keyboard, mouse, joystick, or graphics tablet.
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HID

(Human Interface Device) A class of peripheral devices that enables people to input data or interact directly with the computer, such as with a mouse, keyboard or joystick. The HID specification is a part of the USB standard, thus USB mice and other USB user input devices are HID compliant. Bluetooth also supports the HID USB protocol (see Bluetooth profiles).
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