| Subject | English | German |
| comp., MS | character pad | Zeichenpad (The pad in Tablet PC Input Panel that you can use to write one character (such as a letter, number, or symbol) at a time. Each character is converted into typed text) |
| microel. | pad character | Verlängerungszeichen |
| comp. | pad character | Füllzeichen |
| commun. | padding character | Füllzeichen |