| Subject | English | Chinese simplified |
| comp., MS | abstract application definition | 抽象应用程序定义 (The abstract type of an application, which defines common characteristics of a class of applications) |
| comp., MS | application definition | 应用程序定义 (A design-time description of an "atomic" deployable application layer system that offers and/or consumes services) |
| comp., MS | application definition file | 应用程序定义文件 (An XML file that fully describes a single Notification Services application. The ADF file contains the schemas for the events, subscriptions, and notifications; the rules for matching events with subscriptions; and may provide the name of the XSLT file used to format generated notifications) |