“What does it mean?” vs. “What does that mean?”, what is the difference?
“What does it mean?” vs. “What does that mean?”, what is the difference?
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When you say “What does it mean?”, you are asking about the general meaning of a word. When you ask “What does that mean?”, you are asking about the specific meaning of a word, word form, or expression in a particular context.