| Subject | English | Japanese |
| comp., MS | Extensible Firmware Interface | 拡張ファームウェア インターフェイス (A type of interface between a computer, firmware, hardware, and the operating system. EFI defines a new partition style called GUID partition table (GPT). EFI serves the same purpose as the basic input/output system (BIOS) found in most x86-based computers) |
| comp., MS | Extensible Firmware Interface system partition | 拡張ファームウェア インターフェイス システム パーティション (A small portion on a GUID partition table (GPT) disk that is formatted with the file allocation table (FAT) file system and contains the files necessary to start the computer and pass execution to an operating system which resides on another partition) |
| comp., MS | firmware system binary | ファームウェア システム バイナリ (A feature that enables partners to place a system binary from firmware into Windows without modifying a Windows binary or executable file. OEMs can use this to make sure that, even after a user has removed or reinstalled the operating system, features such as theft-recovery applications, remote data-deletion software, or the ability to provide a missing device driver are still available to the user) |
| comp. | n operating system firmware | オペレーティング・システム・ファームウェア |
| comp. | n operating system firmware | オペレーティングシステムファームウェア |