| Subject | English | Japanese |
| comp., MS | software development kit | ソフトウェア開発キット (A set of routines (usually in one or more libraries) designed to allow developers to more easily write programs for a given computer, operating system, or user interface) |
| comp., MS | Windows Software Development Kit The SDK for developing on Windows. Developers can confidently select and install this SDK for all Windows apps (both Window Store apps and desktop apps). The SDK is integrated with Visual Studio and also available as a separate download | Windows ソフトウェア開発キット (Windows SDK) |
| comp., MS | Windows Software Development Kit for Windows Store Apps | Windows ストア アプリ用 Windows ソフトウェア開発キット (An SDK that contains everything for a developer to create an app for the Windows Store. It is a subset of the complete Windows SDK. This allows developers to stick with APIs that are safe for applications that would appear in the Store and are focused towards core app scenarios) |