| Subject | English | German |
| tech. | amplitude modulation factor | Amplitudenmodulationsgrad |
| el. | base-width modulation factor | Basisbreiten-Modulationskaftor |
| tech. | cross modulation factor | Kreuzmodulationsfaktor |
| tech. | modulation factor | Modulationsgrad |
| el. | modulation factor | Modulationsfaktor |
| tech. | modulation factor | Modulationstiefe |
| meas.inst. | modulation factor meter | Modulationsgradmesser |
| opt. | modulation transfer factor | Modulationstiefe (ratio of image contrast to object contrast) |
| opt. | modulation contrast transfer factor | Übertragungsfaktor (ratio of image contrast to object contrast) |
| opt. | modulation transfer factor | Kontrastübertragungsfaktor (ratio of image contrast to object contrast) |
| IT, el. | modulation-factor meter | Modulationsgradmesser |
| IT, el. | modulation-factor metre | Modulationsgradmesser |
| IT | optical modulation factor | optischer Modulationsgrad |
| phys. | quality factor modulation | Gütemodulation |