| Subject | English | Chinese Taiwan |
| comp., MS | Active Directory Service Interfaces | Active Directory 服務介面 (A directory service model and a set of Component Object Model (COM) interfaces. ADSI enables Windows applications and Active Directory clients to access several network directory services, including Active Directory) |
| comp., MS | Advanced Configuration and Power Interface | 進階組態與電源介面 (An open industry specification that defines power management on a wide range of mobile, desktop, and server computers and peripherals. ACPI is the foundation for the OnNow industry initiative that allows system manufacturers to deliver computers that start at the touch of a keyboard. ACPI design is essential to take full advantage of power management and Plug and Play) |
| comp., MS | application programming interface | 應用程式開發介面 (A set of routines that an application uses to request and carry out lower-level services performed by a computer's operating system. These routines usually carry out maintenance tasks such as managing files and displaying information) |
| comp., MS | command line interface | 命令列介面 (A form of interface between the operating system and the user in which the user types commands, using a special command language. Although systems with command-line interfaces are usually considered more difficult to learn and use than those with graphical interfaces, command-based systems are usually programmable; this gives them flexibility unavailable in graphics-based systems that do not have a programming interface) |
| comp., MS | command-line interface | 命令列介面 (A form of interface between the operating system and the user in which the user types commands, using a special command language. Although systems with command-line interfaces are usually considered more difficult to learn and use than those with graphical interfaces, command-based systems are usually programmable; this gives them flexibility unavailable in graphics-based systems that do not have a programming interface) |
| comp., MS | common gateway interface | 通用閘道介面 (A server-side interface for initiating software services. For example, a set of interfaces that describe how a Web server communicates with software on the same computer. Any software can be a CGI program if it handles input and output according to the CGI standard) |
| comp., MS | Component Platform Interface | 元件平台介面 (A programming interface used to build and maintain unattended installation answer files and configuration sets by adding security fixes, changing drivers, and so forth) |
| comp., MS | Cryptography Application Programming Interface | 加密應用程式開發介面 (An (API) that is provided as part of Microsoft Windows. CryptoAPI provides a set of functions that allow applications to encrypt or digitally sign data in a flexible manner while providing protection for the user's sensitive private key data. Actual cryptographic operations are performed by independent modules known as (CSPs)) |
| comp., MS | Debug Interface Access SDK | 偵錯介面存取 SDK (An SDK that provides access to debug information stored in program database (.pdb) files generated by Microsoft post-compiler tools) |
| comp., MS | demand-dial interface | 指定撥號介面 (A logical interface that represents a demand-dial connection (a PPP link) that is configured on the calling router. The demand-dial interface contains configuration information such as the port to use, the addressing used to create the connection (such as a phone number), authentication and encryption methods, and authentication credentials) |
| comp., MS | Desktop Management Interface | 桌面管理介面 (A system for managing the configurations and status of PCs on a network from a central computer. In DMI an agent program runs in the background on each machine and returns information or performs some action (as specified by a file on that machine) in response to a query received from the central computer. The actions to be performed by the agent might include watching for errors and reporting them to the central computer as they occur; for example, a printer might be set up to report to the central computer when paper runs out or jams. DMI was developed by the DMTF (Desktop Management Task Force), a consortium of computer equipment manufacturers, and competes with SNMP (although the two can coexist on the same system)) |
| comp., MS | Device Service Provider Interface | 裝置服務供應商介面 (An abstract layer that facilitates device discovery, configuration, communication, and management of various RFID devices in a uniform way) |
| comp., MS | embedded controller interface | 內嵌控制器 (A standard hardware and software communications interface between an operating system driver and an embedded controller, such as Smart Battery and AML code. This allows any operating system to provide a standard driver that can directly communicate with an embedded controller in the system, thus allowing other drivers to communicate with and use the resources of the system embedded controllers) |
| comp., MS | enhanced small device interface | 增強型小型裝置介面 (A standard that can be used with high-capacity hard disks, floppy disk drives, and tape drives to allow these devices to communicate with a computer at high speeds) |
| comp., MS | explicit interface implementation | 明確介面實作 (The implementation of a class or structure member that is accessible only through the interface that the class or structure implements) |
| comp., MS | Extensible Firmware Interface | 可延伸韌體介面 (A type of interface between a computer, firmware, hardware, and the operating system. EFI defines a new partition style called GUID partition table (GPT). EFI serves the same purpose as the basic input/output system (BIOS) found in most x86-based computers) |
| comp., MS | Extensible Firmware Interface system partition | 可延伸韌體介面系統磁碟分割 (A small portion on a GUID partition table (GPT) disk that is formatted with the file allocation table (FAT) file system and contains the files necessary to start the computer and pass execution to an operating system which resides on another partition) |
| comp., MS | Fluent user interface | Fluent 使用者介面 (The user interface introduced with the 2007 Microsoft Office suite. It includes components and features such as the Ribbon, Galleries, Live Preview, the Mini Toolbar, and Contextual Tabs) |
| comp., MS | Generic Security Services Application Programming Interface | 一般安全性服務應用程式開發介面 (A generic API for performing client-server authentication that can be implemented over any authentication system. GSS-API makes it possible for applications to use the same API with different authentication mechanisms) |
| comp., MS | graphical user interface | 圖形化使用者介面 (A display format, like that of Windows, that represents a program's functions with graphic images such as buttons and icons. GUIs enable a user to perform operations and make choices by pointing and clicking with a mouse) |
| comp., MS | Graphics Device Interface | 圖形裝置介面 (An executable program that processes graphical function calls from a Windows-based application and passes those calls to the appropriate device driver, which performs the hardware-specific functions that generate output. By acting as a buffer between applications and output devices, GDI presents a device-independent view of the world for the application while interacting in a device-dependent format with the device) |
| comp., MS | hardware interface | 硬體介面 (A card, plug, or other device that connects pieces of hardware with the computer so that information can be moved from place to place. For example, standardized interfaces such as RS-232-C standard and SCSI enable communications between computers and printers or disks) |
| comp., MS | high-definition multimedia interface | 高畫質多媒體介面 (A digital interface specification for delivering digital content and connecting consumer electronic devices) |
| comp., MS | Hyper-V Guest Interface Service | Hyper-V 客體介面服務 (The service that provides a mechanism to interact with a virtual machine from the management interfaces on a host system) |
| comp., MS | interface flapping | 介面 Flapping (In computer networking and telecommunications, a situation that occurs when an interface on a router experiences a hardware failure that causes the router to announce itself alternately as available or unavailable) |
| comp., MS | interface implication | 界面隱含式 (If an interface implies another interface, then any class that implements the first interface must also implement the second interface. Interface implication is used in an information model to get some of the effects of multiple inheritance) |
| comp., MS | Internet Server Application Programming Interface | 網際網路伺服器應用程式開發介面 (An application programming interface (API) that resides on a server computer for initiating software services tuned for Windows operating systems. In Microsoft Provisioning System, ISAPI resides on the Web server) |
| comp., MS | Language Interface Pack | 語言介面套件 (Add-in software that provides partially localized user interfaces for particular computer programs in languages not supported by localized versions of those programs) |
| comp., MS | lollipop interface | 介面棒棒糖符號 (In a UML Static Structure or UML Component diagram, one of two types of interfaces that can be connected to class or component shapes and has a lollipop shape) |
| comp., MS | Media Control Interface | 媒體控制介面 (Part of the Windows application programming interface that enables a program to control multimedia devices) |
| comp., MS | Messaging Application Programming Interface | 訊息應用程式開發介面 (A messaging architecture that enables multiple applications to interact with multiple messaging systems across a variety of hardware platforms. MAPI is built on the Component Object Model (COM) foundation) |
| comp., MS | Microsoft Office Fluent interface | Microsoft Office Fluent 介面 (The user interface introduced with the 2007 Microsoft Office suite. It includes components and features such as the Ribbon, Galleries, Live Preview, the Mini Toolbar, and Contextual Tabs) |
| comp., MS | Microsoft Office Fluent user interface | Microsoft Office Fluent 使用者介面 (The user interface introduced with the 2007 Microsoft Office suite. It includes components and features such as the Ribbon, Galleries, Live Preview, the Mini Toolbar, and Contextual Tabs) |
| comp., MS | Multilingual User Interface Pack | 多語系使用者介面 MUI 套件 (A set of language-specific resources for multiple supported languages. MUI technology enables users to set the user-interface language according to their preferences, provided the required language resource files are present on the computer. It is designed to enable large corporations to deploy a single version of Windows worldwide, while enabling their local users to select the user-interface language) |
| comp., MS | Multimedia Content Description Interface | 多媒體內容描述介面 (A standard of video compression and file format developed by the Moving Pictures Experts Group for description and search of multimedia content data) |
| comp., MS | multiple-document interface | 多重文件介面 (A specification according to which documents are opened into windows (sometimes called child windows) that are constrained to a single primary (parent) window) |
| comp., MS | Musical Instrument Digital Interface | 樂器數位介面 (A specification of the MIDI Manufacturers Association (MMA). The specification defines a protocol for describing music data, such as note on and note off messages; a file format for storing music data, called Standard MIDI; and a standard hardware interface) |
| comp., MS | NetBIOS Extended User Interface | NetBIOS 增強型使用者介面 (A network protocol native to Microsoft Networking. It is usually used in small, department-size local area networks (LANs) of 1 to 200 clients. NetBEUI can use Token Ring source routing as its only method of routing. NetBEUI is the Microsoft implementation of the NetBIOS standard) |
| comp., MS | network device interface specification | 網路裝置介面規格 (" A software interface, or set of rules, designed to enable different network protocols to communicate with a variety of network adapters. Providing a standard--a common "language"--for the drivers used by network adapters, NDIS enables a single network adapter to support multiple protocols and, conversely, also enables a single protocol to work with network adapters from different vendors. ") |
| comp., MS | network interface layer | 網路介面層 (A layer of the TCP/IP DARPA model that is responsible for placing TCP/IP packets on the network medium and receiving TCP/IP packets off the network medium. The network interface layer is also called the network access layer) |
| comp., MS | Network Store Interface | 網路儲存介面 (A service that is responsible for delivering kernel mode networking related notifications to user mode applications) |
| comp., MS | Office Fluent user interface | Office Fluent 使用者介面 (The user interface introduced with the 2007 Microsoft Office suite. It includes components and features such as the Ribbon, Galleries, Live Preview, the Mini Toolbar, and Contextual Tabs) |
| comp., MS | physical presence interface | 實體操作介面 (An interface to run device operations that require physical presence) |
| comp., MS | restricted interface | 受限制的介面 (A device interface that can only be accessed from a specific set of privileged apps which are declared in the Device Metadata for the device. That interface may be provided natively by Windows 8 or by custom driver access. The interface is marked as restricted via a property on the instance) |
| comp., MS | Role-Based Interface | 以角色為基礎的介面 (A feature that customizes the contents of the user interface depending on the security permissions of the user. For example, if the user does not have permission to edit an item, the edit button will not be displayed) |
| comp., MS | Security Support Provider Interface | 安全性支援提供者介面 (A common interface between transport-level applications, such as Microsoft Remote Procedure Call (RPC), and security support providers (SSPs), such as Windows Distributed Security. SSPI allows a transport application to call one of the SSPs to obtain an authenticated connection. These calls do not require extensive knowledge of the security protocol's details) |
| comp., MS | Service Provider Interface | 服務提供者介面 (Calling conventions that back-end services use to make themselves accessible to front-end applications) |
| comp., MS | Settings Management Interface | 設定管理介面 (An interface used to retrieve and apply settings for Windows components. Windows System Image Manager and the CPI API use SMI to define the available settings in a Windows image) |
| comp., MS | single-document interface | 單一文件介面 (A specification according to which each open document occupies its own window in the UI, though only a single instance of the program application is running) |
| comp., MS | small computer system interface | 小型電腦系統介面 (A standard high-speed parallel interface defined by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). A SCSI interface is used for connecting microcomputers to peripheral devices, such as hard disks and printers, and to other computers and local area networks (LANs)) |
| comp., MS | system-preferred interface language | 系統慣用的介面語言 (The language that displays on a system when the user has not selected a user-preferred interface language) |
| comp., MS | Telephone User Interface | 電話使用者介面 (An interface that is used to navigate the menus of a Unified Messaging (UM) system using DTMF or touchtone inputs) |
| comp., MS | touchtone interface | 按鍵介面 (An interface that is used to navigate the menus of a Unified Messaging (UM) system using DTMF or touchtone inputs) |
| comp., MS | Unified Extensible Firmware Interface | 整合可延伸韌體介面 (A standard programming interface for setting up and booting a computer, based on the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) developed by Intel. It provides runtime services, which are used to access the drivers that were loaded in the pre-boot environment. For example, when booting from a network, the operating system can continue to use the same network protocols used to download it in the first place) |
| comp., MS | user interface language | 使用者介面語言 (The language in which all software (including the operating system) displays its menus, help files, error messages, and dialog boxes) |
| comp., MS | User Interface Privilege Isolation | 使用者介面權限隔離 (A window manager subsystem that blocks applications at a lower UI privilege level from sending messages to or hooking threads belonging to processes with a higher UI privilege level) |
| comp., MS | user interface privilege level | 使用者介面權限等級 (The integrity level that is stored in the access token of a process and that is used by the UI Privilege Isolation (UIPI) feature to determine if an application or process is permitted to send Windows messages to another application or process) |
| comp., MS | user interface virtualization | 虛擬使用者介面 (In Windows Presentation Foundation and Silverlight, a technique by which a subset of UI elements are generated from a larger number of data items based on which items are visible on the screen. Virtualization is a performance enhancement, because it is intensive, both in terms of memory and processor, to generate a large number of UI elements when only a few may be on the screen at a given time) |
| comp., MS | user-preferred interface language | 使用者慣用的介面語言 (A language selected by the user for viewing menus, dialog boxes, messages, and Help files. If none is selected, the system-preferred language is displayed) |
| comp., MS | visual interface | 視覺化介面 (A display format, like that of Windows, that represents a program's functions with graphic images such as buttons and icons. GUIs enable a user to perform operations and make choices by pointing and clicking with a mouse) |
| comp., MS | Voice User Interface | 語音使用者介面 (An interface that is used to navigate the menus of a Unified Messaging (UM) system using speech inputs) |
| comp., MS | Web app Open Platform Interface | Web 應用程式開放式平台介面 (An interface that enables a web application server (for example, Office Web Apps Server) to access and change files that are stored by a host server (such as SharePoint Server)) |
| comp., MS | Windows Internet application programming interface | Windows 網際網路應用程式開發介面 (A Windows application programming interface (API) that enables applications to interact with Gopher, FTP, and HTTP protocols to access Internet resources) |