| Subject | English | German |
| commun. | direct mode | Direktruf |
| commun. | direct mode | Direct Mode |
| tech. | direct mode | Direktverfahren (Navigation) |
| comp., MS | direct response mode | Direktreaktionsmodus (The default mode in which SQL Server statistics are gathered separately from the SQL Server Statistics display) |
| tech. | direct-contact cooling mode | Mischkühlbetrieb |
| microel. | direct-writing mode | Direktschreibverfahren |