| Subject | English | German |
| comp., MS | development cycle | Entwicklungszyklus (The process of application development from definition of requirements to finished product, including the following stages: analysis, design and prototyping, software coding and testing, and implementation) |
| med. | development cycle | Entwicklungszyklus |
| busin., IT | program development cycle | Programmentwicklungszyklus |
| IT | software development cycle | Software-Entwicklungszyklus |