| Subject | English | German |
| el. | cathode interface layer | Zwischenschicht |
| tech. | interface layer | Kathodenzwischenschicht |
| microel. | interface layer | Grenzschicht |
| tech. | interface layer | Zwischenschicht |
| comp., MS | network interface layer | Netzwerkschnittstellenebene (A layer of the TCP/IP DARPA model that is responsible for placing TCP/IP packets on the network medium and receiving TCP/IP packets off the network medium. The network interface layer is also called the network access layer) |