| Subject | English | German |
| IT, tech. | Common Biometric Exchange File Format | CBEFF |
| IT, tech., engl. | Common Biometric Exchange File Format | Common Biometric Exchange File Format |
| comp. | common data format | gemeinsames Datenformat |
| IT, nat.sc. | Common European Research Information Format | Gemeinsames Datenformat für die Europäische Forschung |
| IT | common format | gemeinsames Format |
| comp., MS | common object file format | Common Object File Format (A format in 32-bit programming for executable (image) and object files that is portable across platforms. The Microsoft implementation is called portable executable (PE) file format) |
| immigr. | EU common format emergency travel document | einheitlicher Rückkehrausweis der EU |