| English | German |
| carriage return | Wagenrücklauf (A control character that moves the position of the cursor to the first position on a new line) |
| hard return | harter Zeilenumbruch (A character input by the user to indicate that the current line of text is to end and a new line is to begin. In word-processing programs that automatically break lines within the margins of a page, a hard return indicates the end of a paragraph. In text-entry programs that lack wordwrap, on the other hand, a hard return is required to end each line, and often two or more hard returns are needed to end a paragraph) |
| return address | Absenderadresse (The sender's address, to which a letter or parcel can be returned if undeliverable) |
| return code | Rückgabecode (In programming, a code that is used to report the outcome of a procedure or to influence subsequent events when a routine or process terminates (returns) and passes control of the system to another routine. Return codes can, for example, indicate whether an operation was successful or not and can thus be used to determine what is to be done next) |
| return materials authorization number | RMA-Nummer (A reference number that is used to authorize and track goods returned for repair or refund. A return materials authorization is issued by a sales entity that authorizes a buying company to return goods) |
| return materials authorization number | Rücksendungsnummer (A reference number that is used to authorize and track goods returned for repair or refund. A return materials authorization is issued by a sales entity that authorizes a buying company to return goods) |
| return on equity | Eigenkapitalrentabilität (The ratio of profitability calculated by dividing net income by owners' equity) |
| return value | Rückgabewert (A single value that is the result of the execution of a statement, method, or function) |
