| English | German |
| Can't Drop pointer | Ablegen-nicht-möglich-Zeiger (A pointer that indicates that the destination program does not support dragging and dropping a particular object (such as a sticky note, tab or control) to a new location on the screen with the mouse) |
| drag-and-drop | Drag & Drop- (Pertaining to an operation or feature that involves moving objects on the screen with a mouse or similar input device) |
| drop area | Ablegebereich (An area in a PivotTable or PivotChart report where you can drop fields from the Field List dialog box to display the data in the field. The labels on each drop area indicate the types of fields you can create in the report) |
| drop directory | Ablageverzeichnis (A disk directory in which an SMTP service can deposit incoming mail messages) |
| drop-down arrow | Dropdownpfeil (An arrow associated with a drop-down combo or list box or some toolbar buttons, indicating a list the user can view by clicking the arrow) |
| drop-down combo box | Dropdown-Kombinationsfeld (A standard Windows control that combines the characteristics of a text box with a drop-down list box) |
| drop-down list | Dropdownliste (A list that can be opened to reveal all choices for a given field) |
| drop-down list box | Dropdown-Listenfeld (A control on a menu, toolbar, dialog box, or data access page that displays a list of options when you click the small arrow next to the list box) |
| drop-down menu | Dropdownmenü (A menu that drops from the menu bar when requested and remains open without further action until the user closes it or chooses a menu item) |
| drop folder | Ablageordner (In the Macintosh environment, a folder for which you have the Make Changes permission but not the See Files or See Folders permission. You can copy files into a drop folder, but you cannot see what files and subfolders the drop folder contains) |
| drop lines | Bezugslinien (In line and area charts, lines that extend from a data point to the category (x) axis. Useful in area charts to clarify where one data marker ends and the next begins) |
| Drop Off Library | Abgabebibliothek (A SharePoint document library where users can upload files that are then routed automatically to the correct library or folder in the site based upon rules defined by the site administrator) |
| drop shadow | Schlagschatten (A shaded outline that appears behind an object or text and creates the illusion of depth) |
| drop shipment | Direktlieferung (The delivery of goods directly from the vendor to the customer) |
| drop zone area | Dropzonenbereich (The area in the Add-in for Excel Authoring pane where the user can drag and drop dimensions to and from the Filters, Columns, and Rows boxes) |
| nondefault drag-and-drop operation | nicht standardmäßiges Drag & Drop (A drag (transfer) operation whose interpretation is determined by a user's choice of command. These commands are included in a shortcut menu displayed at the destination where the object is dropped) |
