| Subject | English | Japanese |
| comp., MS | data interchange format | データ交換形式 (A format consisting of ASCII codes in which database, spreadsheet, and similar documents can be structured to facilitate their use by and transfer to other programs) |
| comp., MS | electronic data interchange | 電子データ交換 (A standard for exchanging bundles of data between two companies via telephone lines or the Internet. EDI transmits much larger bundles of data than can be transmitted via e-mail. For EDI to be effective, users must agree on certain standards for formatting and exchanging information, such as the X.400 protocol) |
| gen. | n Electronic Data Interchange | 電子送稿システム |
| comp. | n interchange data element | 交換データ要素 |