| Subject | English | Chinese simplified |
| comp., MS | data adapter | 数据适配器 (An object used to submit data to and retrieve data from databases, Web services, and Extensible Markup Language (XML) files) |
| comp., MS | diagnostic data adapter | 诊断数据适配器 (An assembly that has functionality to enable a user to either collect diagnostic data to understand what is happening on a system when a test is running, or perform actions on the system while a test is running) |