| English | German |
| Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network | Breitband-ISDN (An International Telecommunication Union - Telecommunication [Standardization Sector] (ITU-T) communication standard for high-speed networking that provides new services, including voice, video, and data on the same network) |
| digital audio tape | digitale Audiokassette (A magnetic-tape storage medium for recording digitally encoded audio information. In addition to the tape cassette, DAT indentifies a type of digital tape recorder and player) |
| digital broadcasting | digitale Übertragung (The transmission of digital media from one point to many points over diverse digital networks) |
| digital camera | Digitalkamera (A type of camera that stores photographed images electronically instead of on traditional film. A digital camera uses a CCD (charge-coupled device) element to capture the image through the lens when the operator releases the shutter in the camera; circuitry within the camera then stores the image captured by the CCD in a storage medium such as solid-state memory or a hard disk. After the image has been captured, it is downloaded by cable to the computer using software supplied with the camera. Once stored in the computer, the image can be manipulated and processed much like the image from a scanner or related input device) |
| digital certificate | digitales Zertifikat (A digital document that is commonly used for authentication and to help secure information on a network. A certificate binds a public key to an entity that holds the corresponding private key. Certificates are digitally signed by the certification authority that issues them, and they can be issued for a user, a computer, or a service) |
| digital certificate | digitales Zertifikat (A digital document that is commonly used for authentication and to help secure information on a network. A certificate binds a public key to an entity that holds the corresponding private key. Certificates are digitally signed by the certification authority that issues them, and they can be issued for a user, a computer, or a service) |
| digital envelope | digitaler Briefumschlag (Private messages encrypted using the recipient's public key. Enveloped messages can only be decrypted by using the recipient's private key, allowing only the recipient to understand the message) |
| digital fingerprint | digitaler Fingerabdruck (A long, random-looking string of letters and numbers (with punctuation marks for readability) that is used to authenticate the real-world identities of Groove contacts you see in workspaces and contact lists) |
| Digital ID | digitale ID (A combination of a digital certificate and a public and private encryption key set) |
| digital image | Digitalbild (A pictorial graphic such as a digital photograph or illustration) |
| digital ink | Freihandschrift (The writing or drawing strokes that you make with your stylus) |
| Digital Locker | digitales Schließfach (A Microsoft web-based service that provides customized accounts to users so that they can select, purchase, download, and update software applicable to Microsoft Windows from multiple retailers) |
| digital photo | digitales Foto (An image that has been captured electronically with a digital camera or scanner) |
| digital rights management | Verwaltung digitaler Rechte, Digital Rights Management (Any technology used to protect the interests of owners of digital content and services (such as copyright owners). Typically, authorized recipients or users must acquire a license in order to use the content) |
| digital rights management component | Komponente zur Verwaltung digitaler Rechte (The component of a player that handles all functions of digital rights management, such as decrypting packaged files or initiating license acquisition) |
| Digital Roam | digitales Roaming (" A feature that allows the user to use the device outside the usual service area or when traveling outside of the "home" service area defined by a service provider. Roaming service can be digital or analog.") |
| digital signature | digitale Signatur (Data that binds a sender's identity to the information being sent. A digital signature may be bundled with any message, file, or other digitally encoded information, or transmitted separately. Digital signatures are used in public key environments and provide authentication and integrity services) |
| digital video | Digitalvideo (Video images and sound stored in a digital format) |
| Digital Video Broadcasting | Digitaler Videorundfunk (A set of standards that define the use of satellite, cable, and terrestrial frameworks already in place to enable digital broadcasting) |
| digital video disk | digitale Videodisk (A form of storage characterized by high capacity (roughly 650 MB) and the use of laser optics rather than magnetic means for reading data. Optical disk storage commonly used for audio, video, and computer data. DVDs range in capacity from 4.7 GB to 17 GB, and can store significantly more than a CD-ROM) |
| digital video recorder | digitaler Videorekorder (A hardware device that records broadcast television programming in a digital format. A DVR often saves video to a buffer, which enables viewers to pause a live broadcast or replay video from the buffer) |
| Enable device syncing in Digital Image Library | Gerätesynchronisierung in Foto Designer-Bibliothek aktivieren (A checkbox that turns the Device Syncing feature on or off. If it is off, no UI is exposed to the user) |
| Integrated Services Digital Network | ISDN (A high-speed digital technology that uses existing telephone lines to provide Internet access) |
| Principles for the data access and the testability of digital documents A German law that requires tax authorities to be capable of digitally checking data from electronic bookkeeping systems | Grundsätze zum Datenzugriff und zur Prüfbarkeit digitaler Unterlagen (GDPdU) |
| rate-adaptive asymmetric digital subscriber line | Rate-adaptive Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (A flexible, high-speed version of ADSL (asymmetric digital subscriber line) that is capable of adjusting transmission speed (bandwidth) based on signal quality and length of the transmission line. As the signal quality improves or deteriorates while a transmission line is being used, the transmission speed is adjusted accordingly) |
| rewritable digital video disc | wiederbeschreibbare DVD (Technology for recording data on disks that have the same storage capacity as digital video discs (DVDs) but can be rewritten like the compact disc-rewritable (CD-RW) devices) |
| secure digital card | Secure Digital Card (A memory card about the size of a postage stamp that is supported by many types of devices) |
| switched digital video | Switched Digital Video (Digital video or service that is not made available on the network or system until requested by a customer) |
| Windows Media Digital Rights Management | Verwaltung digitaler Rechte für Windows Media (Windows Media digital rights management platform and associated technologies) |
