| Subject | English | French |
| met. | difference between the maximum and minimum width over flats of hexagon wire rod | écart entre le surplat maximal et le surplat minimal du fil-machine hexagonal |
| comp., MS | maximum difference | Nombre maximal de différences (A parameter reported in the conformance test results that indicates the maximum number of differences between two files that are being compared) |
| CNC | maximum difference between level change values | encadrement |
| radiat. | maximum potential difference | haute tension nominale (of an X-ray tube) |