| Subject | English | German |
| microel. | read-write mode control | Lese-Schreib-Steuerung |
| comp., MS | write mode | Schreibmodus (In computer operation, the state in which a program can write (record) information in a file. In write mode, the program is permitted to make changes to existing information) |
| microel. | write mode | Schreibbetriebsart |
| tech. | write-over mode | Überschreibmodus |