# ChromeOS Audio Server ## Identification The ChromeOS Audio Server (CRAS) routes audio among ChromeOS clients and hardware devices. ## Scanned_20260730-1235 evidence In [[Scanned_20260730-1235|Scanned_20260730-1235]], [[Scanned_20260730-1235#Scanned_20260730-1235.pdf — PDF page 33|page 33]], its daemon name is treated as part of ChromeOS's hidden operating-system grammar. ## Evidentiary status The notebook occurrence establishes research context, not installation, account ownership, product use, partnership, or administrative control. Further overlays should preserve this distinction.