| Subject | English | Swahili |
| comp., MS | alt text | matini ya alt (The text string that appears in place of an image when a Web page is loading, when graphics are not being displayed, or when users pause on the image itself with their mouse) |
| comp., MS | ALT text | matini ALT (Text displayed by Web browsers during image downloads for users who have graphics turned off, and for users who rely on screen-reading software to convert graphics on the screen to spoken words) |
| comp., MS | alternative text | Matini badala (Text displayed by Web browsers during image downloads for users who have graphics turned off, and for users who rely on screen-reading software to convert graphics on the screen to spoken words) |
| comp., MS | body text | Matini kiini (The text that forms the major content of a publication. Does not include titles, headlines, pull quotes, and captions, for example) |
| comp., MS | ClearType Text Tuner | Rahisisha Matini ClearType (A program that helps make the text on your screen easier to read for long periods of time) |
| comp., MS | comma-delimited text file | faili ya matini iliyowekewa mpaka wa kipumuo (A data file consisting of fields and records, stored as text, in which the fields are separated from each other by commas) |
| comp., MS | delimited text file | faili ya matini iliyowekewa mpaka (A file containing data where individual field values are separated by a character, such as a comma or a tab) |
| comp., MS | hidden text | matini fiche (Text that does not display in the normal view of a document's content) |
| comp., MS | hyperlink display text | maandishi ya kuonyesha ya kiungo wavuti (The part of a hyperlink in a document or Web page that displays as text on the screen) |
| comp., MS | lead-in text | matini ya kwanza (The first word or words in a paragraph or sentence) |
| comp., MS | master text | matini makuu (The slide text on the slide master. The master text determines the format of text on all slides as well as the shape of text placeholders and their placement on slides) |
| comp., MS | Microsoft text telephone | simu matini ya Microsoft (A device that enables the transmission of typed messages over phone lines. These devices typically include keyboards for typing messages to send and display and/or printers to receive messages from one device to another) |
| comp., MS | placeholder text | matini ya kishika nafasi (Text or some other element used in an application as an indicator that the user should enter in his or her own text) |
| comp., MS | plain text | matini ghafi (A string of text that is displayed with one value for each text attribute: typeface, slant, and weight) |
| comp., MS | rich-text box | kikasha matini tondoti (A standard Windows control that is similar to a standard text box, except that it also supports individual character and paragraph properties) |
| comp., MS | rich text field | uga wa matini bora (A field that can show formatting and graphics, such as an embedded object, and not just text) |
| comp., MS | rich text XML mapping | utafutaji wa matini bora ya XML (A type of XML mapping that links WordprocessingML content directly to the backing data in the custom XML part) |
| comp., MS | text area | eneo la matini (A rectangular control in an application that allows the user to enter or edit text) |
| comp., MS | text attributes | sifa za matini (Any characteristic of text, such as font, size, style, color, or effect such as subscript or superscript) |
| comp., MS | Text-Based Designer | Kibunifu Kinacholingana na Matini (A text-based workflow editor that enables users to create and edit workflows by using declarative statements) |
| comp., MS | text bounding box | kikasha cha kuweka mpaka kwenye matini (The smallest rectangle that can enclose the text in a text frame) |
| comp., MS | text box | kisanduku matini (A rectangular control in an application that allows the user to enter or edit text) |
| comp., MS | Text Cycle | Mzunguko wa Matini (A SmartArt graphic layout used to represent a continuing sequence of stages, tasks, or events in a circular flow. Emphasizes the arrows or flow rather than the stages or steps. Works best with Level 1 text only) |
| comp., MS | text editor | kihariri matini (A program that creates files or makes changes to existing files) |
| comp., MS | text effect | madoido ya matini (A visual effect that colors, tweaks, or otherwise graphically alters fonts) |
| comp., MS | text flow | mtiririko matini (The way text is displayed in a document, how it behaves and breaks according to settings) |
| comp., MS | text formatting | umbizo wa matini (Formatting that controls the appearance of a text. Examples include text alignment, intercharacter spacing, text justification, and text and background colors) |
| comp., MS | text frame | fremu matini (An area within a shape that can contain text) |
| comp., MS | text message | ujumbe wa matini (A short alphanumeric message that is sent between mobile phones or devices using the SMS protocol) |
| comp., MS | text messaging | utumaji ujumbe wa matini (The process of creating and sending text messages between or to mobile phones and devices using the SMS protocol) |
| comp., MS | text placeholder | matini ya kishika nafasi (A symbolic value used instead of a real value which in this case is text) |
| comp., MS | text prediction | tabiri matini (A recognition feature that helps increase input speed and reduce effort by providing users with word completion and next word prediction alternates as the user is writing/typing) |
| comp., MS | text slot | sloti ya matini (A slot where the user can type text) |
| comp., MS | text suggestion | pendekezo la matini (A word that's suggested as users type, which they can select to quickly insert) |
| comp., MS | text telephone | simu matini (A device that enables the transmission of typed messages over phone lines. These devices typically include keyboards for typing messages to send and display and/or printers to receive messages from one device to another) |
| comp., MS | text-to-speech | kigeuzi matini (Pertaining to technologies for converting textual (ASCII) information into synthetic speech output. Used in voice-processing applications requiring production of broad, unrelated, and unpredictable vocabularies, such as products in a catalog or names and addresses. This technology is appropriate when system design constraints prevent the more efficient use of speech concatenation alone) |
| comp., MS | text wrap | upangaji matini pamoja (The ability of a word-processing program or a text-editing program to break lines of text automatically to stay within the page margins or window boundaries of a document without the user having to do so with carriage returns, as is typically necessary on a typewriter) |
| comp., MS | text wrapping | upangaji matini pamoja (A feature that consists of advanced text wrap functionality, allowing the user to select from various styles to specify how text flows around objects or graphics in a document) |
| comp., MS | typed text | matini yaliyochapwa (Text that you enter by using a keyboard or that your Tablet PC converts from handwriting or speech) |