| Subject | English | French |
| comp., MS | adapter host | hôte d'adaptateur (The root abstract class Adapter, which defines the handshake between the adapter and the StreamInsight server in the ENQUEUE interaction point. It provides all the required adapter services such as memory management, and exception handling) |
| comp., MS | host adapter | adaptateur hôte (A software component that lets you run tests in a specific environment. This hosting environment may be a specific process such as sqprsqext or a process with particular traits such as limited security or custom environment variables) |
| comp., MS | host adapter | carte hôte (An hardware device for connecting a peripheral to the main computer, typically in the form of an expansion card) |
| comp., MS | host bus adapter | adaptateur de bus hôte/carte de bus hôte, HBA (An hardware device for connecting a peripheral to the main computer, typically in the form of an expansion card) |