| Subject | English | Chinese simplified |
| comp., MS | Data Terminal Equipment | 数据终端设备 (In the RS-232-C hardware standard, any device, such as a remote access server or client, that has the ability to transmit information in digital form over a cable or a communications line) |
| comp., MS | data terminal ready | 数据终端就绪 (A signal used in serial communications sent, for example, by a computer to its modem to indicate that the computer is ready to accept an incoming transmission) |
| comp., MS | ISDN terminal adapter | ISDN 终端适配器 (A device that is used as a modem in a Microsoft Windows integrated services digital network (ISDN) installation) |
| comp., MS | point of sale terminal | 销售点终端 (A computer terminal at the point of sale that records and tracks the ownership and transfer of products from the seller to the buyer in exchange for payment) |
| comp., MS | POS terminal | POS 终端 (A computer terminal at the point of sale that records and tracks the ownership and transfer of products from the seller to the buyer in exchange for payment) |
| comp., MS | read-only terminal | 只读终端 (A terminal that can receive data but cannot send data. Nearly all printers can be classified as RO terminals) |
| comp., MS | remote terminal | 远程终端 (A terminal that is located at a site removed from the computer to which it is attached. Remote terminals rely on modems and telephone lines to communicate with the host computer) |
| comp., MS | RO terminal | RO 终端 (A terminal that can receive data but cannot send data. Nearly all printers can be classified as RO terminals) |
| comp., MS | terminal adapter | 终端适配器 (A device that is used as a modem in a Microsoft Windows integrated services digital network (ISDN) installation) |
| comp., MS | terminal program | 终端程序 (Software that allows a modem in one computer to connect to another computer by using phone lines. Terminal programs are also used to troubleshoot modem problems) |
| electr.eng. | Wiring terminal | 接线端子 (Zamatewski) |