Top-10 Resources for English for Information Technology (IT)

ThoughtCo Information Technology Vocabulary for ESL

Description:

ThoughtCo Information Technology Vocabulary for ESL sets out the English words used most in technology work, written by the ESL author Kenneth Beare for ThoughtCo. The list is alphabetical and each word carries its part of speech, and the author explains that it is drawn from the occupational handbook of the United States Department of Labor, cut down to what a learner needs first.

100% Free (unlimited): The article is open to anyone, with no account and no payment. The whole word list and the advice that follows it sit on one page, and the rest of the site's ESL material opens the same way.

Access: 100% Free Level: Intermediate (B1-B2) Format: Article / Reference Written for: Business English (ESL) English Variant: US

How It Helps Your Business English

What this resource offers:

The page gives an alphabetical list of the English words most used in information technology work, each marked as a noun, a verb or an adjective, and some as more than one. It runs from ability, accounting and administrator through analyst, certification, consultant and cyber to the words of the trade itself. A closing section suggests ways to build the list into your own vocabulary.

How to use this resource:

You can work down the alphabet a few words at a time, or look for the ones that belong to your own role before an interview or a meeting. The part of speech is marked, so you know whether a word is a noun or a verb before you put it in a sentence of your own. The advice at the end tells you what to do with the list once you have read it, which is where most word lists stop.

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Last verified — Oct. 19, 2026