| Subject | English | German |
| commun., IT | applications and services reference model | Anwendungs-und Dienstreferenzmodell |
| commun., IT | customer premises reference model | Referenzmodell für den Teilnehmerendbereich |
| commun., IT | functional reference model | funktionales Referenzmodell |
| IT | IBC reference model | IBC-Referenzmodell |
| commun., IT | infrastructure reference model | Infrastruktur-Referenzmodell |
| IT | integrated broadband communications reference model | IBC-Referenzmodell |
| commun., IT | interface reference model | Fahrzeug-Referenzmodell |
| telecom. | ISDN protocol reference model | ISDN-Protokollreferenzmodell |
| ed. | learning system reference model | Referenzmodell für Lernsysteme |
| CNC | model-reference system | Modellbezugssystem |
| commun., IT | network reference model | Netwerk-Referenzmodell |
| commun., comp. | open systems interconnection reference model | OSI-Modell |
| commun., comp. | open systems interconnection reference model | Referenzmodell der Kommunikation offener Systeme |
| commun., comp. | open systems interconnection reference model | 7-Schicht-Modell |
| commun., comp. | OSI reference model | 7-Schicht-Modell |
| commun. | OSI Reference Model | OSI-Referenzmodell (OSI RM; classifies communication processes in terms of 7 layers) |
| commun., comp. | OSI reference model | OSI-Modell |
| commun., comp. | OSI reference model | Referenzmodell der Kommunikation offener Systeme |
| railw. | OSI reference model | OSI-Schichtenmodell |
| progr. | process reference model | Prozess-Referenzmodell (ssn) |
| commun., IT | protocol reference model | Protokollreferenzmodell |
| telecom. | protocol reference model | Protokoll-Referenzmodell |
| AI. | reference interval model | Referenzintervallmodell |
| tech. | reference model | Referenzmodell |
| commun. | reference model | Referenzmodell (7-layer OSI model) |
| busin., IT | reference model | Bezugsmodell |
| commun., comp. | seven-layer reference model | OSI-Modell |
| commun., comp. | seven-layer reference model | Referenzmodell der Kommunikation offener Systeme |
| commun., comp. | seven-layer reference model | 7-Schicht-Modell |
| busin., IT | seven-layer reference model | Sieben-Schichten-Referenzmodell |
| IT | terminal reference model | Endstellen-Referenzmodell |
| commun., IT | usage reference model | Einsatzreferenzmodell |
| commun., IT | usage reference model | Benutzungs-Referenzmodell |