Device information file that allows communication between certain hardware devices and Windows operating system; often installed using the software CD included with the hardware; may also be pre-installed as part of the Windows operating system.
Once installed, DEV files are stored in the Windows System folder and should not be opened or altered.
Programming project created with Dev-C++, an open-source Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for C/C++ software programming; DEV-C++ is distributed under the GNU General Public License.