As language units consisting of spoken sounds and their written representation which operate as carriers of meaning, words and terms have been major objects of study on the convergence and divergence between general language and specialized language. Generally, terms are considered as special kind of words, but terminological arguments see them as basic terminological units used to designate concepts pertaining to specialized discipline, while words have been presented as units for general usage and for linguistic analysis. Linguists and terminologists argue that the similarity between words and terms is due to the morphological structure which they both have, resulting from the use of linguistic mechanisms and resources in the formation of terms. With regard to the difference between words and terms, terminological arguments present terms as monosemic units as opposed to words which are polysemic in meaning. Through hypothetico-deductive approach and three-dimensional analysis, in this work, we concentrate on the study of the forms and semantic structure of words used in general language and terms used in the field of computer science. Firstly, through a detailed morphological study of both language units, we will ascertain the mechanisms used in their formation, since this will highlight whether or not they are similar or different in form. Secondly, we will examine the semantic qualities of words and terms in order to confirm or invalidate the arguments which focus on the monosemic nature of terms and the polysemic or synonymic nature of words. While avoiding textual analysis, this study will also explore situations where words and terms are used through a contextual analysis of their definitions and phrasal uses.