| Subject | English | German |
| phys. | development tool | Programmierwerkzeug |
| commun. | development tool | Entwicklungsinstrument |
| phys. | development tool | Entwicklungswerkzeug |
| IT, dat.proc. | development tools | Entwicklungswerkzeuge |
| gen. | development tools | Entwicklungsinstrumente |
| comp., MS | Development Tools Environment | Umgebung für Entwicklungstools (A set of interfaces that enable developers to programmatically achieve several of the key tasks achievable from the Integrated Development Environment (IDE)) |
| gen. | programme development tools | Hilfsmittel für die Programmentwicklung |