| Subject | English | German |
| comp. | circular reference | Kreisbezug |
| law | circular reference | Reziprokverweis |
| gen. | circular reference | Zirkelbezug |
| law | circular reference | Überkreuzverweis |
| comp., MS | circular reference | Zirkelbezug (A situation in which one object refers back to itself, either directly or indirectly) |
| comp. | circular reference | Kreisreferenz |
| tech. | circular reference reflector | Kreisscheibenreflektor |
| IT, dat.proc. | indirect circular reference | indirekter zirkulärer Bezug |
| IT, dat.proc. | non-converging circular reference | nicht konvergenter zirkulärer Bezug |