| English | French |
| surface chart | graphique en surface (A chart that shows a three dimensional surface that connects a set of data points. As in a topographic map, colors and patterns indicate areas that are in the same range of values) |
| surface picking | sélection de surface (The process of choosing which input surface contributes most to the output surface at a certain position on the output. Surface picking is often used with mouse operations to choose different actions in code that depend on which image you select. In cases where several images are alpha blended on the output point, the transform can use the alpha channel of each input sample to choose the input surface) |
| Surface Simulator | Simulateur Surface (A software application that developers can use to simulate Surface input from contacts, such as fingers and tagged objects, on a separate computer. Surface Simulator enables you to design and develop Surface applications without a Surface unit) |
| Surface unit | unité Surface (The set of hardware components that, together with the Microsoft Surface software, make up the Microsoft Surface product. At a high level, a Surface unit consists of a computer module and the Surface Vision System enclosed in a frame and covered by the Surface tabletop) |
