| Subject | English | German |
| comp. | hardware compatibility | Verträglichkeit der Gerätetechnik |
| busin., IT | hardware compatibility | Hardware-Verträglichkeit |
| IT, dat.proc. | hardware compatibility | Geräte-Kompatibilität |
| gen. | hardware compatibility | Hardware-Kompatibilität |
| comp., MS | Hardware Compatibility List | Hardwarekompatibilitätsliste (A registry of products that have been tested by Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL). These products passed Windows compatibility testing) |
| comp., MS | Hardware Compatibility Test kit | Hardwarekompatibilitätstest-Kit (A collection of tests that verify hardware and device driver operations under a specific operating situation on Microsoft Windows operating systems. The tests exercise the combination of a device, a software driver, and an operating system under controlled conditions and verify that all components operate properly) |