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by starkparker 462 days ago
> If you are not already deeply familiar with the subject matter, it is going to be hard to appreciate why particular names have caught on

and if you're introducing a niche term to a broader audience who might lack that context, in an asynchronous or static medium like an HN post or repo README, providing a definition that describes it in more widely used terms is a low-effort way to help unfamiliar people learn about it without forcing them to ask

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Forcing people to ask or expecting them to perform a Web search for the meaningless jargon in your title is a cornerstone of HN posting.

As is complaining and "flagging" when someone calls it out.