| Subject | English | Chinese simplified |
| comp., MS | date separator | 日期分隔符 (A character that is used to separate the day, month, and year when date values are formatted. The characters are determined by system settings or by the Format function) |
| comp., MS | field separator | 字段分隔符 (Any character that separates one field of data from another) |
| comp., MS | list separator | 列表分隔符 (A character that separates items in a list) |
| comp., MS | list-separator character | 列表分隔符 (A character, usually a comma or semicolon, that separates elements in a list) |
| comp., MS | menu separator | 菜单分隔符 (A special type of menu item that appears as a dividing bar between two active menu items) |
| comp., MS | menu separator bar | 菜单分隔栏 (A special type of menu item that appears as a dividing bar between two active menu items) |
| comp., MS | separator bar | 分隔条 (A line that separates groups of controls (on a surface) or commands (on a menu)) |
| comp., MS | separator character | 分隔符 (A character you choose to indicate where you want text to separate when you convert a table to text, or where you want new rows or columns to begin when you convert text to a table) |