<s>
dmidecode	B-Language
is	O
a	O
free	B-Application
userspace	B-Operating_System
command-line	B-Application
utility	O
for	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
that	O
can	O
parse	O
the	O
SMBIOS	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
dmidecode	B-Language
is	O
derived	O
from	O
Desktop	B-Device
Management	I-Device
Interface	I-Device
,	O
a	O
related	O
standard	O
with	O
which	O
dmidecode	B-Language
originally	O
interfaced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
and	O
other	O
modern	O
operating	O
systems	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
BSD	O
family	O
contain	O
an	O
SMBIOS	O
decoder	O
,	O
allowing	O
systems	O
administrators	O
to	O
inspect	O
system	O
hardware	O
configuration	O
and	O
to	O
enable	O
or	O
disable	O
certain	O
workarounds	O
for	O
problems	O
with	O
specific	O
systems	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
provided	O
SMBIOS	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
