As with any technical hobby, terminology is something people use with little regard to those who are new to the hobby. With experiance the newbies pick it up and use it the same as those before them and the cycle continues. Long may it continue!
However, everyone needs a start and there are plenty of places to find it all but this is mine. I often print and laminate guides and if I've done this I've usually got a PDF somewhere so I will post those as well