| Subject | German | English |
| med. | Albee Span | Albee splinter |
| mech.eng. | aufgerollter Span | curled chip |
| construct. | ausgerichteten Spänen | OSB board (OSB-Platte) |
| industr., construct., mech.eng. | bogenförmiges Spanen | rotary cutting |
| industr., construct., mech.eng. | bogenförmiges Spanen | peripheral milling |
| industr., construct. | Bunker für nasse Späne | wet silo |
| industr., construct. | Bunker für nasse Späne | silo for wet particles |
| gen. | Einen Zimmermann erkennt man an den Spänen | A carpenter is known by his chips |
| textile | Fibrograph-Span-Length | span length |
| environ., industr., construct. | Gemischtfarbige Späne | mixed coloured shavings |
| industr., construct. | p-Späne | p-chips |
| mech.eng. | Richtung des abfliessenden Spans | direction of chip flow |
| industr., construct. | schwebefähiger Span | suspended particle |
| med. | Sinus-tarsi-Span | sinus tarsi chip |
| mech.eng. | Span-Nut | groove |
| mech.eng. | Span-Nut | chip groove |
| mech.eng. | Span-Nut | gash |
| mech.eng. | Span-Nut | flute |
| mech.eng. | Span-Nutenschraube | spiral flute |
| mech.eng. | Span-Nutensteigung | flute pitch of the hob |
| mech.eng. | Span-Nutlänge | flute length |
| mech.eng. | Span-Nutsteigung | flute pitch |
| mech.eng. | Span-Nutwinkel | helix angle |
| mech.eng. | Span-Nutwinkel | spiral angle |
| mech.eng. | Span-Nutwinkel | twist angle |
| mech.eng. | Span-Nutwinkel | flute angle |
| mech.eng. | Span-Nutwinkel | axial rake |
| IT, dat.proc. | Span-Task | span task |
| tech. | Späne brechen | chip breaking |
| gen. | Späne der Brennstäbe | fines from fuel elements |
| gen. | Späne für industrielle Nutzung | chips for industrial use |
| mech.eng. | Späne-Räumeinrichtung | chip-removing device |
| gen. | text span | text span |
| met. | viskose Schicht zwischen Werkzeug und Span | viscous layer between tool and chip |
| environ., industr., construct. | weiße Späne,gemischt | mixed white shavings |
| environ., industr., construct. | weiße Späne,holzfrei | white woodfree shavings |
| environ., industr., construct. | weiße Späne,holzfrei,ungestrichen | white woodfree shavings uncoated |
| environ., industr., construct. | Weiße,holzhaltige Späne | white woody shavings |
| gen. | Wo gehobelt wird, da fallen Späne. | Where wood is chopped, splinters must fall. |
| gen. | Wo gehobelt wird, fallen Späne | You have to break an egg to make an omelet |