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Root Rooting, flashing terminology for newbie

Is there an FAQ or resource around that defines what roms, kernels, ODIN, Voodoo, CMW, etc mean? I'm reading many posts trying to understand all of these terms and still confused. Also, is there something that explains the difference between types of roms like super clean, vanilla, etc.

this is a pretty good start Fascinate Beginner's Guide / FAQ - xda-developers
 
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