<s>
libusb	B-Language
is	O
a	O
library	B-Library
that	O
provides	O
applications	O
with	O
access	O
for	O
controlling	O
data	O
transfer	O
to	O
and	O
from	O
USB	B-Protocol
devices	O
on	O
Unix	B-Application
and	O
non-Unix	O
systems	O
,	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
kernel-mode	O
drivers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
libusb	B-Language
is	O
currently	O
available	O
for	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
BSDs	B-Operating_System
,	O
Solaris	B-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Haiku	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
written	O
in	O
C	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amongst	O
other	O
applications	O
,	O
the	O
library	B-Library
is	O
used	O
by	O
SANE	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
scanner	O
project	O
,	O
in	O
preference	O
to	O
the	O
kernel	B-Operating_System
scanner	O
module	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
restricted	O
to	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
2.4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
