libusb

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  "one_liner": "C library for portable USB device access across Linux, macOS, Windows, and BSD.",
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  "why_use_this": "Essential build dependency for tools that need to communicate directly with USB hardware (debuggers, programmers, device managers). Provides a unified API abstracting OS-level USB complexities. Many embedded and hardware projects depend on this."
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