I don't know if you are in charge here or if you are just the poor soul stuck trying to help the newbies, but have you thought about placing a sticky message at the top of the list listing all the terms and abbreviations we use here.
I know it must feel like Chinese Water Torture having to answer the "What does ____ mean?" questions over and over again, but the newbies aren't going to know intuitively to search for the wonderful Glossery of Terms you have here. Having a link to this glossery at the top of the Newbie FAQ page could save YOU a lot of aggravation.
TER's Discussion boards exist for member to help member. Information exchanged on TER's boards flows from member to member.
"A Spectator," a frequent contributor to this and other TER discussion boards, wrote an excellent reply the last time a suggestion similar to yours was submitted here. Here is the link to Spectator's explanation.
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