| Subject | English | German |
| comp., MS | absolute pointing device | absolutes Zeigegerät (A mechanical or physical pointing device whose location is associated with the position of the on-screen cursor. For example, if the user of a graphics tablet places the pen on the upper right corner of the tablet, the cursor moves to the upper right corner of the screen or on-screen window associated with the pen) |
| tech. | pointing device | Zeigegerät |
| IT | pointing device | Positionsanzeiger |
| IT | pointing device | Zeigereinheit |
| IT | pointing device | Steuervorrichtung |
| comp., MS | pointing device | Zeigegerät (" An input device used to control an on-screen cursor for such actions as "pressing" on-screen buttons in dialog boxes, choosing menu items, and selecting ranges of cells in spreadsheets or groups of words in a document.") |
| busin., IT | pointing device | Zeigeinstrument |
| busin., IT | pointing device | Koordinatengeber |