| Subject | English | German |
| IT, earth.sc. | programmable wait-state | programmierbare Wartezeit |
| commun. | wait state | Wartezustand (microprocessor, PC) |
| IT, el. | wait state | Wartestatus |
| comp. | wait state | Wartebedingung |
| IT | wait state | Warteposition |
| tech. | wait state | Wartezustand |
| commun. | wait state | Waitstate (microprocessor, PC) |
| IT | wait-state generator | Bereitschaftszustandsgenerator |