Dual Meaning Vocabulary Terms Worksheet

Computer terms like monitor, mouse, cursor and memory each carry two meanings, and students write both the technology definition and the everyday one on an editable Word worksheet.
Year levels
Years 9–12
File type
Microsoft Word
Editable
Yes

Updated Sep 26, 2026

Subject
Science
Topic
Computer Science, Dual Meaning
Resource types
Worksheets
Editable
Yes

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This is a Dual Meaning Vocabulary Terms Worksheet.

This is great to print and go as an assessment, homework, and more.

Students will write 2 different definitions for each word.

There are 4 different worksheets:

  1. 1. Computer vocabulary

  2. 2. Internet vocabulary

  3. 3. Graphics vocabulary

  4. 4. Advanced Internet vocabulary

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Define common computer terms in their technology sense

  • Contrast a word's technical meaning with its everyday meaning

Teaching tips

  • Because the file is in Word, the term list can be edited to add or swap words before printing.

Skills covered

  • Writing definitions — writing a computer meaning and a general meaning for each term

  • Multiple-meaning words — comparing how words like mouse and windows shift meaning by context

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