short cut for my shortcut

Ok, I'm not a dummy, nor would i say that I'm not hip (because I'm very cool) ,
but will someone help me with analogies and all these shortcuts that are used in this industry?
Every where I look (and read), it seems as though peeps are just talking in analogies.
Or redefines an analogy by adding extra letters to, that in some cases makes it word.
Maybe someone has a link they know of or that they use that could assist a newbie like myself?
thanks
a shortcut for my shortcut