<s>
A	O
hardware	B-Device
compatibility	I-Device
list	I-Device
(	O
HCL	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
computer	B-Architecture
hardware	I-Architecture
(	O
typically	O
including	O
many	O
types	O
of	O
peripheral	O
devices	O
)	O
that	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
a	O
particular	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
or	O
device	O
management	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
today	O
's	O
world	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
vast	O
amount	O
of	O
computer	B-Architecture
hardware	I-Architecture
in	O
circulation	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
too	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
hardware	B-Device
compatibility	I-Device
list	I-Device
is	O
a	O
database	O
of	O
hardware	B-Architecture
models	O
and	O
their	O
compatibility	B-Device
with	O
a	O
certain	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
HCLs	O
can	O
be	O
centrally	O
controlled	O
(	O
one	O
person	O
or	O
team	O
keeps	O
the	O
list	O
of	O
hardware	B-Architecture
maintained	O
)	O
or	O
user-driven	O
(	O
users	O
submit	O
reviews	O
on	O
hardware	B-Architecture
they	O
have	O
used	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Usually	O
,	O
each	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
will	O
have	O
an	O
official	O
HCL	O
on	O
its	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
