| Subject | English | German |
| IT | data description | Datenbeschreibung |
| comp. | data description language | Datendefinitionssprache |
| comp., MS | data description language | Datenbeschreibungssprache (A language that defines all attributes and properties of a database, especially record layouts, field definitions, key fields, file locations, and storage strategy) |
| comp., MS | data description language | Datenbeschreibungssprache (A language that defines all attributes and properties of a database, especially record layouts, field definitions, key fields, file locations, and storage strategy) |
| gen. | data description language | Datenbeschreibungssprache |
| IT | data description table | Datenbeschreibungstafel |