| Subject | English | German |
| comp., MS | external key | externer Schlüssel (A file that contains information to access cryptographically locked data, which is stored away from the system, such as on a USB flash drive) |
| comp., MS | external key file | externe Schlüsseldatei (A file that contains the external key and is stored on an external media device. The name and contents of the file are internal to Microsoft and can change from version to version) |