Human interface device

	HIDs for Output
	Computer monitor; Refreshable braille display; Loudspeakers; Headset; Haptic technology;
	Common HIDs
	Keyboard and Refreshable braille display; Pointing devices: Mouse, Trackball, Touchpad, Pointing stick, Light pen; Touchscreen; Magnetic Stripe Reader; Graphics tablet; Joystick, Gamepad, Analog stick; Webcam; Fingerprint Scanner;
	Less common HIDs
	Driving simulator devices and flight simulator devices: gear sticks, steering wheels, pedals; Wired glove (Nintendo Power Glove); Dance pad; Wii Remote; Surface computing device; Apple's Sudden Motion Sensor device;

A human interface device or HID is a type of computer device usually used by humans that takes input from or provides output to humans.

The term "HID" most commonly refers to the USB HID specification. The term was coined by Mike Van Flandern of Microsoft when he proposed that the USB committee create a Human Input Device class working group.^[when?] The working group was renamed as the Human Interface Device class at the suggestion of Tom Schmidt of DEC because the proposed standard supported bi-directional communication.^[when?]

HIDs for Output
Computer monitor Refreshable braille display Loudspeakers Headset Haptic technology
Common HIDs
Keyboard and Refreshable braille display Pointing devices: Mouse, Trackball, Touchpad, Pointing stick, Light pen Touchscreen Magnetic Stripe Reader Graphics tablet Joystick, Gamepad, Analog stick Webcam Fingerprint Scanner
Less common HIDs
Driving simulator devices and flight simulator devices: gear sticks, steering wheels, pedals Wired glove (Nintendo Power Glove) Dance pad Wii Remote Surface computing device Apple's Sudden Motion Sensor device