diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sensor/systemmonitor.py b/homeassistant/components/sensor/systemmonitor.py
index 57e03cf153f..ea8595e3991 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/sensor/systemmonitor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sensor/systemmonitor.py
@@ -24,27 +24,27 @@ CONF_ARG = 'arg'
 
 SENSOR_TYPES = {
     'disk_free': ['Disk free', 'GiB', 'mdi:harddisk'],
-    'disk_use': ['Disk used', 'GiB', 'mdi:harddisk'],
-    'disk_use_percent': ['Disk used', '%', 'mdi:harddisk'],
+    'disk_use': ['Disk use', 'GiB', 'mdi:harddisk'],
+    'disk_use_percent': ['Disk use (percent)', '%', 'mdi:harddisk'],
     'ipv4_address': ['IPv4 address', '', 'mdi:server-network'],
     'ipv6_address': ['IPv6 address', '', 'mdi:server-network'],
     'last_boot': ['Last boot', '', 'mdi:clock'],
-    'load_15m': ['Average load (15m)', '', 'mdi:memory'],
-    'load_1m': ['Average load (1m)', '', 'mdi:memory'],
-    'load_5m': ['Average load (5m)', '', 'mdi:memory'],
-    'memory_free': ['RAM available', 'MiB', 'mdi:memory'],
-    'memory_use': ['RAM used', 'MiB', 'mdi:memory'],
-    'memory_use_percent': ['RAM used', '%', 'mdi:memory'],
-    'network_in': ['Received', 'MiB', 'mdi:server-network'],
-    'network_out': ['Sent', 'MiB', 'mdi:server-network'],
-    'packets_in': ['Packets received', ' ', 'mdi:server-network'],
-    'packets_out': ['Packets sent', ' ', 'mdi:server-network'],
+    'load_15m': ['Load (15m)', '', 'mdi:memory'],
+    'load_1m': ['Load (1m)', '', 'mdi:memory'],
+    'load_5m': ['Load (5m)', '', 'mdi:memory'],
+    'memory_free': ['Memory free', 'MiB', 'mdi:memory'],
+    'memory_use': ['Memory use', 'MiB', 'mdi:memory'],
+    'memory_use_percent': ['Memory use (percent)', '%', 'mdi:memory'],
+    'network_in': ['Network in', 'MiB', 'mdi:server-network'],
+    'network_out': ['Network out', 'MiB', 'mdi:server-network'],
+    'packets_in': ['Packets in', ' ', 'mdi:server-network'],
+    'packets_out': ['Packets out', ' ', 'mdi:server-network'],
     'process': ['Process', ' ', 'mdi:memory'],
-    'processor_use': ['CPU used', '%', 'mdi:memory'],
+    'processor_use': ['Processor use', '%', 'mdi:memory'],
     'since_last_boot': ['Since last boot', '', 'mdi:clock'],
     'swap_free': ['Swap free', 'GiB', 'mdi:harddisk'],
-    'swap_use': ['Swap used', 'GiB', 'mdi:harddisk'],
-    'swap_use_percent': ['Swap used', '%', 'mdi:harddisk'],
+    'swap_use': ['Swap use', 'GiB', 'mdi:harddisk'],
+    'swap_use_percent': ['Swap use (percent)', '%', 'mdi:harddisk'],
 }
 
 PLATFORM_SCHEMA = PLATFORM_SCHEMA.extend({