| Subject | English | German |
| comp. | character mode | Textmodus |
| busin., IT | character mode | zeichenweise Betriebsart |
| comp. | character mode | Zeichenverarbeitungsmodus |
| tech. | character mode | Zeichenbetrieb |
| commun. | character mode | Zeichenmodus |
| comp., MS | character mode | Zeichenmodus (" 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).") |
| gen. | character mode | zeichenweiser Betrieb |
| commun., IT | character-mode access | Zugang im Zeichenmodus |
| microel. | enhanced-mode character | Zeichen doppelter Breite |
| commun. | single-character call forward mode | Einzelabrufbetrieb |