It's not the material that is the problem, it's the term. I understood the entire blogposting, except for that term. Now that someone explained it, I understand

It's not the material that is the problem, it's the term. I understood the entire blogposting, except for that term. Now that someone explained it, I understand what it means and why it's important. I'm a physicist by training and a software engineer by profession; I think I qualify as the target audience for such a blogposting?