| Subject | English | German |
| comp. | text mode | zeichenweiser Betrieb |
| tech. | text mode | Textmodus |
| comp., MS | text mode | Textmodus (" A display mode in which the monitor can display letters, numbers, and other text characters but no graphical images or WYSIWYG ("what-you-see-is-what-you-get") character formatting (italics, superscript, and so on).") |
| tech. | text mode | Textbetrieb |
| comp. | text mode | Zeichenmodus |
| comp., MS | text-mode Setup | Textmodusinstallation (The second of the three stages of Setup, where the basic hardware of the computer (CPU, motherboard, hard disk controllers, file systems, and memory) is determined, the base operating system necessary to continue is installed, and specified folders are created) |