| Subject | English | German |
| comp. | kernel mode | Kernmodus (Betriebsart) |
| comp., MS | kernel mode | Kernelmodus (A highly privileged mode of operation where program code has direct access to all memory, including the address spaces of all user-mode processes and applications, and to hardware) |
| comp. | kernel mode | Kernel-Modus |
| comp., MS | kernel mode exception | Kernelmodusausnahme (An exception that occurs while the operating system is executing internal code (in drivers, the kernel, etc)) |
| comp., MS | kernel-mode driver | Kernelmodustreiber (A driver for a logical, virtual, or physical device) |