| Subject | English | German |
| tech. | direct reading indicator | unmittelbares Ablesegeraet |
| phys. | peak-reading indicator | Spitzenwertmesser |
| phys. | peak-reading indicator | Maximumanzeiger |
| comp., MS | reading indicator | Leseanzeige (A visual effect in the navigation pane that shows users where they are in a document) |