| Subject | English | German |
| auto. | adjustment ruler | Einstelllineal |
| gen. | Aztec ruler | Aztekenherrscher |
| tech. | base ruler | Basislineal |
| tech. | calculating ruler | Rechenschieber |
| gen. | ceremonial entry of a ruler | Adventus |
| gen. | co-ruler | Mitherrscher |
| gen. | colonial ruler | Kolonialherr |
| tech. | curved ruler | Kurvenlineal |
| construct. | curved ruler, French curve | Kurvenlineal |
| industr., construct., met. | cutter's table ruler | Messlatte |
| tech. | defect location ruler | Ortungsstab |
| transp., tech. | distance ruler | Spurmessgerät |
| gen. | drawing rulers | Zeichenlineale |
| patents. | drawing squares and rulers | Zeichenlineale und Reißschienen |
| tech. | elongation ruler | Dehnungsmesslineal ELOSM elektronische Schutzmassnahmen |
| scient. | flat ruler | flaches Lineal |
| tech. | folding ruler | Klappmaßstab |
| tech. | folding ruler | Gliedermaßstab |
| gen. | folding ruler | Zollstock |
| tech. | hairline ruler | Haarlineal |
| scient. | hatching ruler | Schraffierlineal |
| comp., MS | horizontal ruler | horizontales Lineal (A bar marked off in units of measure (such as inches) that is displayed across the top of the document window) |
| comp. | horizontal ruler | horizontales Lineal |
| agric. | measuring ruler | Längenmaß |
| agric. | measuring ruler | Lineal |
| tech. | parallel ruler | Parallellineal |
| tech. | parallel rulers | Parallel-Lineal |
| comp. | ruler crosshair | Lineal-Fadenkreuz |
| IT, dat.proc. | ruler guide | Linealpositionierhilfe |
| comp., MS | ruler guide | Linealführungslinie (A horizontal or vertical layout guide that can be aligned to any point on a ruler) |
| comp., MS | ruler guide marker | Linealmarkierung (A marker in the ruler that aligns with the current guide position and enables users to add, edit, or delete a guide from within the ruler) |
| polygr. | ruler line | Tabulatorraster |
| comp., MS | ruler mark | Linealmarkierung (A mark on the vertical or horizontal ruler that shows a unit or subunit of the measurement unit that is used for the publication) |
| comp., MS | ruler origin | Linealnullpunkt (The beginning or zero point of a horizontal or vertical ruler) |
| gen. | ruler-straight | wie mit dem Lineal gezogen |
| comp., MS | ruler subdivision | Linealeinteilung (The division between grid lines and between intervals of the ruler) |
| tech. | ruler without graduations | nichteingeteiltes Lineal |
| patents. | rulers and geometry sets | Lineale und Geometrie-Sets |
| tech. | scale ruler | Ableselineal |
| tech. | school ruler | Schuelerlineal |
| patents. | school supplies, namely fountain pens, pencils, erasers, pencil cases, pencil sharpeners, rulers, staplers, paperweights, notebooks, folders, ring binders, spiral notepads, book covers and bookmarks | Schulbedarf, nämlich Füllfederhalter, Bleistifte, Radiergummis, Schreibetuis, Bleistiftspitzer, Lineale, Heftgeräte, Briefbeschwerer, Notizbücher, Ordner, Ringhefter, Spiral-Notizblöcke, Buchhüllen und Lesezeichen |
| trav. | sight-ruler | Ziellineal |
| trav. | sight-ruler | Richtlineal |
| transp., tech. | spacing ruler | Spurmessgerät |
| scient. | square ruler | quadratisches Lineal |
| gen. | square rulers | Vierkantlineale |
| scient. | standard ruler | Normallineal |
| tech. | steel ruler | Stahllineal |
| gen. | steel ruler | Stahlmaß |
| comp., MS | vertical ruler | vertikales Lineal (A bar displayed along the left side of a document window. You can use the vertical ruler to adjust the top and bottom page margins and the row height in tables) |
| comp. | vertical ruler | vertikales Lineal |