| Subject | English | German |
| el. | bandwidth minimisation technique | Bandbreite-Minimisierungstechnik |
| gen. | casualty minimisation | Minimierung der Verluste |
| agric. | cost minimisation | Kostenminimierung |
| environ. | impact minimisation Actions, procedures or installations undertaken to reduce the extent or degree of negative effects on human health and the ecosystem introduced by human design or interaction with the environment | Wirkungsminimierung |
| environ. | impact minimisation | Wirkungsminimierung |
| law | loss minimisation | Schadensminderung |
| environ. | minimisation of damage | Schadensminderung |
| environ. | minimisation of damage The activity of reducing the harm or injury done to the environment or ecosystem | Schadensminderung |
| health., pharma. | risk minimisation activity | Maßnahme zur Risikominimierung |
| fin. | variance minimisation approach to tracking | Varianzminimierung |
| environ. | waste minimisation Measures or techniques, including plans and directives, that reduce the amount of wastes generated. Examples of waste minimisation are environmentally-sound recycling and source reduction practices | Abfallminimierung |
| environ. | waste minimisation | Abfallminimierung |
| environ. | waste minimisation potential The capability of measures or techniques that reduce the amount of refuse or unwanted materials that is generated, particularly during industrial production processes | Minderungspotential |
| environ. | waste minimisation potential | Minderungspotential |
| environ. | Waste minimisation, prevention, prevention measures | Maßnahmen zur Abfallvermeidung |
| environ. | Waste minimisation, prevention, prevention measures | Minimierung des Abfallaufkommens |
| environ. | Waste minimisation, prevention, prevention measures | Abfallvermeidung |
| environ. | waste minimisation, waste reduction, waste prevention, waste prevention measures | Maßnahmen zur Abfallvermeidung |
| environ. | waste minimisation, waste reduction, waste prevention, waste prevention measures | Minimierung des Abfallaufkommens |
| environ. | waste minimisation, waste reduction, waste prevention, waste prevention measures | Abfallvermeidung |