| Subject | English | Chinese simplified |
| comp., MS | application compatibility | 应用程序兼容性 (The concept of ensuring that older applications still run correctly under newer operating systems) |
| comp., MS | Application Compatibility Toolkit | 应用程序兼容性工具包 (A suite of tools that enables software developers, independent software vendors (ISVs), and enterprise IT professionals to determine whether their applications are compatible with a new version of Windows before rolling it out to the company. ACT also enables such individuals to determine how Windows security updates may impact their applications) |
| comp., MS | backward compatibility | 后向兼容性 (The capability of source code or programs developed on a more advanced system or compiler version to be executed or compiled by a less advanced (older) version) |
| comp., MS | Compatibility Checker | 兼容性检查器 (A feature that identifies elements in your file that aren't supported or will behave differently in a different format or previous version of the product) |
| comp., MS | compatibility fix | 兼容性修复程序 (A small piece of code that intercepts API calls from applications, transforming them so that Windows Vista will provide the same product support for the application as previous versions of the operating system) |
| comp., MS | compatibility mode | 兼容性模式 (A feature of a computer or operating system that allows it to run programs written for a different system) |
| comp., MS | compatibility solution | 兼容性解决方案 (The solution to a known compatibility issue, as entered by the user, Microsoft, or a vendor) |
| comp., MS | compatibility switching | 兼容性切换 (The process of reverting to legacy code when Windows detects that an application needs it to run seamlessly for the end user) |
| comp., MS | Compatibility View | 兼容性视图 (A view mode in Internet Explorer that determines whether content is rendered as if users were viewing it in a previous version of Internet Explorer) |
| comp., MS | Hardware Compatibility List | 硬件兼容列表 (A registry of products that have been tested by Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL). These products passed Windows compatibility testing) |
| comp., MS | Hardware Compatibility Test kit | 硬件兼容性测试工具包 (A collection of tests that verify hardware and device driver operations under a specific operating situation on Microsoft Windows operating systems. The tests exercise the combination of a device, a software driver, and an operating system under controlled conditions and verify that all components operate properly) |
| comp., MS | Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2010 File Formats | 用于 Word、Excel 和 PowerPoint 2010 文件格式的 Microsoft Office 兼容包 (A Microsoft supplemental set of tools that provides Office 2000, XP, 2003 and 2007 users integration from their older file formats with the new file formats for Word, Excel and PowerPoint in the 2010 Microsoft Office system) |
| comp., MS | Office compatibility definition file | Office 兼容性定义文件 (A file that stores information about compatibility issues and workarounds and makes it available to the Office Telemetry Log and Office Telemetry Dashboard) |
| comp., MS | Program Compatibility Assistant | 程序兼容性助手 (A tool that provides a discoverable and generic solution to allow end users resolve compatibility issues at runtime, just after the user completed running a program with problems. This is accomplished by monitoring programs for compatibility issues through heuristics and whenever a potential issue is detected, provide the user with interface to re-run the program with solutions) |
| comp., MS | Program Compatibility troubleshooter | 程序兼容性疑难解答 (An easy-to-use troubleshooter that helps find and fix program compatibility issues) |
| comp., MS | Windows Installation Compatibility Advisor | Windows 安装兼容性顾问 (A downloadable Web application that helps Windows users identify which edition of Windows meets their needs, whether their PCs are ready for an upgrade to the next Windows version, and which features of the suggested Windows version will be able to run on their PCs) |