| Subject | English | German |
| comp., MS | compressed drive | komprimiertes Laufwerk (A hard disk whose apparent capacity has been increased through the use of a compression utility, such as Stacker or Double Space) |
| comp. | compressed drive | kompressiertes Laufwerk |
| mech.eng., el. | compressed-air drive | Druckluftantrieb |
| tech. | compressed-gas drive | Druckgasantrieb |
| mater.sc. | drive by compressed air | Pressluftantrieb |
| pack. | drive by compressed air | Preßluftantrieb |