| Subject | English | Chinese Taiwan |
| comp., MS | available language | 可用語言 (A language pack that is present in the langpacks folder, but is not yet installed to the Windows image. To install an available language, you must run Windows Setup. Optionally, you can use the Lpksetup.exe tool to install a language pack after Windows is installed) |
| comp., MS | Bad Language | 粗話 (A content descriptor developed by the Pan European Gaming Information (PEGI) and the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC)) |
| comp., MS | base language | 基礎語言 (The language used for the installation of software) |
| comp., MS | Binary Application Markup Language | 二進位應用程式標記語言 (A binary representation of the objects and properties declared in an Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) file) |
| comp., MS | Boundary Scan Description Language file | 邊界掃描描述語言檔案 (An external file that defines the capabilities of any single device's boundary scan logic) |
| comp., MS | coarse language | 粗俗言語 (A label in a voluntary content-based rating system used by TV networks in the United States to indicate to viewers if a particular show has higher levels of sex, violence or adult language) |
| comp., MS | Common Intermediate Language | 通用中間語言 (A language used as the output of a number of compilers and as the input to a just-in-time (JIT) compiler. The common language runtime includes a JIT compiler for converting the language to native code) |
| comp., MS | Common Language Infrastructure | 通用語言基礎結構 (A specification describing how applications written in multiple high-level languages may be executed in different system environments without the need to rewrite the applications to take into consideration the unique characteristics of those environments) |
| comp., MS | common language runtime | 通用語言執行平台 (The engine at the core of managed code execution. The runtime supplies managed code with services such as cross-language integration, code access security, object lifetime management, and debugging and profiling support) |
| comp., MS | Common Language Runtime support | Common Language Runtime 支援 (The engine at the core of managed code execution. The runtime supplies managed code with services such as cross-language integration, code access security, object lifetime management, and debugging and profiling support) |
| comp., MS | communications language | 通訊語言 (The language chosen by a company in which they want to receive e-mail messages and other business communications from Microsoft) |
| comp., MS | computer language | 電腦語言 (An artificial language that specifies instructions to be executed on a computer. The term covers a wide spectrum, from binary-coded machine language to high-level languages) |
| comp., MS | conceptual schema definition language | 概念結構定義語言 (An XML-based language that is used to define the entity types, associations, entity containers, entity sets, and association sets of a conceptual model) |
| comp., MS | control-of-flow language | 流程控制語言 (Transact-SQL keywords that control the flow of execution of SQL statements and statement blocks in triggers, stored procedures, and batches) |
| comp., MS | crude indecent language | 殘暴的不宜言語 (A label in a voluntary content-based rating system used by TV networks in the United States to indicate to viewers if a particular show has higher levels of sex, violence or adult language) |
| comp., MS | Data Control Language | 資料控制語言 (The subset of SQL statements used to control permissions on database objects) |
| comp., MS | data definition language A language that defines all attributes and properties of a database, especially record layouts, field definitions, key fields, file locations, and storage strategy | 資料定義語言 (Data Definition Language) |
| comp., MS | data description language A language that defines all attributes and properties of a database, especially record layouts, field definitions, key fields, file locations, and storage strategy | 資料描述語言 (Data Description Language) |
| comp., MS | data manipulation language | 資料操作語言 (The subset of SQL statements that is used to retrieve and manipulate data. DML statements typically start with SELECT INSERT UPDATE or DELETE) |
| comp., MS | database language | 資料庫語言 (The language used for accessing, querying, updating, and managing data in relational database systems) |
| comp., MS | default language | 預設語言 (The human language that SQL Server uses for errors and messages if a user does not specify a language) |
| comp., MS | Directory Services Markup Language | 目錄服務標記語言 (An open, extensible, standards-based format for publishing directory service schemas and exchanging directory contents) |
| comp., MS | domain-specific language | 網域指定的語言 (A custom language that targets a problem domain and defines the problem at a high level of abstraction) |
| comp., MS | Explicit Language | 直接且未修飾語言 (A content descriptor developed by the Computer Entertainment Rating Organization (CERO)) |
| comp., MS | Extensible Markup Language A markup language for describing and exchanging structured data in a format that is independent of operating systems and applications. XML is a World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) specification and is a subset of Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) | 可延伸標記語言 (XML) |
| comp., MS | extensible rights markup language | 可延伸版權標記語言 (A proposed standard digital rights management (DRM) markup language which enables users to specify rights and conditions associated with resources, such as digital content or Web services) |
| comp., MS | Extensible Stylesheet Language An XML vocabulary that is used to transform XML data to another form, such as HTML, by means of a style sheet that defines presentation rules | 可延伸樣式表語言 (XSL) |
| comp., MS | Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations A declarative, XML-based language that is used to present or transform XML data | 可延伸樣式表語言轉換 (XSLT) |
| comp., MS | fallback language | 遞補語言 (The base language that appears when a string has not been localized into a partially localized language) |
| comp., MS | freeform language | 自由格式語言 (A language whose syntax is not constrained by the position of characters on a line. C and Pascal are free-form languages; FORTRAN is not) |
| comp., MS | free-form language | 自由格式語言 (A language whose syntax is not constrained by the position of characters on a line. C and Pascal are free-form languages; FORTRAN is not) |
| comp., MS | fully localized language | 完全當地語系化語言 (A language in which 100 percent of Windows resources have been translated. Fully localized languages are always included in full language packs) |
| comp., MS | Graph Query Language | 圖形查詢語言 (A query language used to query the graph index) |
| comp., MS | Hypertext Markup Language An application of the Standard Generalized Markup Language that uses tags to mark elements, such as text and graphics, in a document to indicate how Web browsers should display these elements to the user and should respond to user actions | 超文字標記語言 (HTML) |
| comp., MS | input language | 輸入語言 (A Regional and Language Options setting that specifies the combination of the language being entered and the keyboard layout, IME, speech-to-text converter, or other device being used to enter it) |
| comp., MS | installed language | 安裝的語言 (The base language used that governs how several language characteristics will behave, such as the language of the primary dictionary, and the direction and alignment of text (left-to-right or right-to-left)) |
| comp., MS | interactive structured query language | 互動式結構化查詢語言 (An interactive command prompt utility provided with SQL Server that lets users run Transact-SQL statements or batches from a server or workstation and view the results that are returned) |
| comp., MS | keyboard language | 鍵盤語言 (The language you want to use when you type. Some programs that are designed for the Windows platform recognize this setting. When you add a new keyboard language, a keyboard layout for that language is also added) |
| comp., MS | language code identifier | 語言代碼識別碼 (A 32-bit value which consists of the language ID in the low word (bits 0-15) and the sorting ID (bits 16-19) and a reserved value (bits 20-31) in the high word) |
| comp., MS | language collection | 語言集合 (Languages that share a common script, but may have different keyboard layouts, fonts, code pages, Input Method Editors (IMEs), or language pack kits) |
| comp., MS | language-dependent | 依語言不同 (Varying from one language to another) |
| comp., MS | Language for non-Unicode programs | 非 Unicode 程式的語言 (A Regional and Language Options setting that specifies the default code pages and associated bitmap font files for a specific computer that affects all of that computer's users. The default code pages and fonts enable a non-Unicode application written for one operating system language version to run correctly on another operating system language version) |
| comp., MS | language group | 語言群組 (A group that controls which system locale, user locales, input locales, and user interface (UI) languages can be selected) |
| comp., MS | Language ID | 語言識別碼 (A standard international numeric abbreviation for a country or geographical region. A language identifier is a 16-bit value that consists of a primary language identifier and a secondary language identifier) |
| comp., MS | language identifier | 語言識別項 (A standard international numeric abbreviation for a country or geographical region. A language identifier is a 16-bit value that consists of a primary language identifier and a secondary language identifier) |
| 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 | language-neutral | 非語言相關 (Having no language-dependent or language-specific content) |
| comp., MS | language pack | 語言套件 (A collection of binaries that can be installed on top of the core product and enables users to select a preferred language so that the user interface and Help files appear in that preferred language) |
| comp., MS | Language Profile Service | 語言設定檔服務 (A Windows service that automatically manages user language preferences. Localized apps can inherit these settings, saving developers time and effort by making it unnecessary for applications to manage user language preferences on their own) |
| comp., MS | language service | 語言服務 (A service in Visual Studio that provides language-specific support for editing source code in the integrated development environment (IDE)) |
| comp., MS | language service parser | 語言服務剖析器 (A component that is used to describe the functions and scope of the tokens in source code) |
| comp., MS | language service scanner | 語言服務掃描器 (A component that is used to identify types of tokens in source code. This information is used for syntax highlighting and for quickly identifying token types that can trigger other operations, for example, brace matching) |
| comp., MS | language-specific | 特定語言 (Specific to a single language) |
| comp., MS | mapping specification language | 對應規格語言 (An XML-based language that is used to map items defined in a conceptual model to items in a storage model) |
| comp., MS | Microsoft design language | Microsoft 設計語言 (The set of look-and-feel elements (type, color, icons, etc) that create a sense of brand and a cohesive user experience with Microsoft products) |
| comp., MS | Mild Language | 輕度粗俗用語 (A content descriptor developed by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB)) |
| comp., MS | national language support | 國家語言支援 (A set of routines that gives applications access to locale-specific information) |
| comp., MS | national language support API | 國家語言支援 API (Set of system functions in 32-bit Windows containing information that is based on language and cultural conventions) |
| comp., MS | native language | 母語 (The machine language of a CPU) |
| comp., MS | natural language | 自然語言 (A language spoken or written by humans, as opposed to a language used to program or communicate with computers) |
| comp., MS | natural language searching | 自然語言搜尋 (A search method that lets you direct your search using conversational language) |
| comp., MS | Outline Processor Markup Language | 大綱處理標記語言 (An XML format for outlines) |
| comp., MS | page-description language | 分頁描述語言 (A computer language that describes the arrangement of text and graphics on a printed page) |
| comp., MS | partially localized language | 部分當地語系化語言 (A language which contains 100 percent of the resources for that language and locale, but not all of the resources are translated in the language pack. Partially localized languages are installed on top of a fully localized language pack. For example, Arabic (Saudi Arabia) is a partially localized language pack and contains 80 percent of the language resources localized in Arabic. The remaining 20 percent of the language resources can be in either English or French. Both English and French are fully localized languages) |
| comp., MS | PerformancePoint Expression Language | PerformancePoint 運算式語言 (The PerformancePoint language that is used to write business rules that automate operations and calculate performance data for a financial model) |
| comp., MS | phone language | 手機語言 (The default language of hubs, tiles, settings, dates, and other headings on the phone) |
| comp., MS | programming language | 程式設計語言 (An artificial language that specifies instructions to be executed on a computer. The term covers a wide spectrum, from binary-coded machine language to high-level languages) |
| comp., MS | recognizer language | 辨識器語言 (A language that user can set in handwriting recognizer on Tablet PC) |
| comp., MS | Report Definition Language | 報表定義語言 (A set of instructions that describe layout and query information for a report. RDL is composed of XML elements that conform to an XML grammar created for Reporting Services) |
| comp., MS | Semantic Model Definition Language | 語意模型定義語言 (A set of instructions that describe layout and query information for reports created in Report Builder) |
| comp., MS | single language pack | 單一語言套件 (A set of language resources that supports the deployment of a software program in a particular language) |
| comp., MS | Standard Generalized Markup Language The international standard for organizing and tagging elements and data in a document. SGML itself does not specify any particular formatting; rather, it specifies the rules for tagging elements. Tags can then be interpreted to format elements in different ways | 標準通用標記語言 (SGML) |
| comp., MS | store schema definition language | 存放結構定義語言 (An XML-based language that is used to define the entity types, associations, entity containers, entity sets, and association sets of a storage model, often corresponding to a database schema) |
| comp., MS | Strong Language | 極度粗俗用語 (A content descriptor developed by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB)) |
| comp., MS | Structured Query Language A database query and programming language widely used for accessing, querying, updating, and managing data in relational database systems | 結構化查詢語言 (SQL) |
| 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 | ultimate fallback language | 終極遞補語言 (A final fallback language independent of user and system preferences. Resources for this language may either be built into the language-neutral portable executable, or otherwise guaranteed (through the installation process) to be always available) |
| 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-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 | Web Services Description Language | Web 服務描述語言 (" An XML format for describing Web services. WSDL allows Web service providers and users of such services to work together easily by enabling the separation of the description of the abstract functionality offered by a service from concrete details of a service description such as "how" and "where" that functionality is offered.") |
| comp., MS | Windows 8 Single Language | Windows 8 單一語言 (An edition of Windows 8 designed to make Windows affordable to mainstream consumers in emerging markets) |
| comp., MS | Wireless Markup Language | 無線傳輸標記語言 (An XML-based markup language used to specify content and the user interface for narrowband devices, including cellular phones and pagers. WML is part of WAP) |
| comp., MS | WMI Query Language | WMI 查詢語言 (A subset of ANSI SQL with semantic changes adapted to Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)) |
| comp., MS | Work Item Query Language | 工作項目查詢語言 (A loose variant of SQL that describes a query in the Work Item Tracking subsystem of Team Foundation Server using a syntax that contains SELECT, WHERE, COLUMN and SORT clauses. Query View is the user interface for defining work item queries) |
| comp., MS | XML Path Language | XML 路徑語言 (A language used to address parts of an XML document. XPath also provides basic facilities for manipulation of strings, numbers, and Boolean values) |
| comp., MS | XML schema definition language | XML 結構定義語言 (The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) standard language used for creating XML schema documents. The XML schema contains two parts: a set of predefined types (for example, string, dateTime, decimal), and an XML language for defining new types (for example, complexType, minOccurs, element)) |