| English | German |
| backward compatibility | Abwärtskompatibilität (The capability of source code or programs developed on a more advanced system or compiler version to be executed or compiled by a less advanced (older) version) |
| backward compatible | abwärtskompatibel (Pertaining to a product or version that is able to interact with previous versions) |
| backward-compatible | abwärtskompatibel (Pertaining to a product or version that is able to interact with previous versions) |
| backward pass | Rückwärtsberechnung (Calculation of late finish and late start dates for project activities, determined by working backward from the project's finish date) |
| backward planning | Rückwärtsplanung (A method for determining a production schedule by beginning with the date the order is required to be ready and working backward to the date work must begin in order to meet the required due date) |
| backward scheduling | Rückwärtsterminierung (A method for determining a production schedule by beginning with the date the order is required to be ready and working backward to the date work must begin in order to meet the required due date) |
| backward slash | umgekehrter Schrägstrich (A character used to separate directory names in MS-DOS and UNIX path specifications. When used as a leading character, it means that the path specification begins from the topmost level for that disk drive) |
