| Subject | English | German |
| comp. | bit-serial interface | bitserielle Schnittstelle |
| comp. | bit-serial interface | bitserielles Interface |
| IT | digital serial interface | digitale Serienschnittstelle |
| commun. | high speed synchronous serial interface | High-Speed-Synchronous-Serial-Interface |
| IT, el. | I/O serial interface card | serielle E/A Schnittstellenkarte |
| commun. | serial interface | serielle Schnittstelle (communications interface, e.g. RS232, V.24, PC) |
| comp., MS | serial interface | serielle Schnittstelle (A data transmission scheme in which data and control bits are sent sequentially over a single channel. In reference to a serial input/output connection, the term usually implies the use of an RS-232 or RS-422 interface) |
| tech. | serial interface | serielle Schnittstelle |