| Subject | English | German |
| comp., MS | abstract application definition | abstrakte Anwendungsdefinition (The abstract type of an application, which defines common characteristics of a class of applications) |
| comp., MS | application definition | Anwendungsdefinition (A design-time description of an "atomic" deployable application layer system that offers and/or consumes services) |
| comp., MS | application definition file | Anwendungsdefinitionsdatei (An XML file that fully describes a single Notification Services application. The ADF file contains the schemas for the events, subscriptions, and notifications; the rules for matching events with subscriptions; and may provide the name of the XSLT file used to format generated notifications) |
| fin. | explanatory notes as a guide to the application of the Definition | Erläuterungen für die Anwendung der Begriffsbestimmung |
| f.trade. | for the application of this definition | bei Anwendung dieser Begriffsbestimmungen |