The SOP Geometry DOP pulls geometry from a SOP for use in a DOP simulation. - translate into English?

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Trying to find what is “SOP” I found the following “explanation” [www.sidefx.com]:

The SOP Geometry DOP pulls geometry from a SOP for use in a DOP simulation.

Can it be translated into plain English? Is there any glossary of custom words, invented by Houdini?
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Here is a nice explanation:
https://www.sidefx.com/forum/topic/43515/?page=1#post-195103 [www.sidefx.com]

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He knows what it means.
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John Moncrief also did a nice clear breakdown at siggraph. Its at about 6mins in, but probably best to watch from the start:

https://vimeo.com/286242796 [vimeo.com]
http://www.tokeru.com/cgwiki [www.tokeru.com]
https://www.patreon.com/mattestela [www.patreon.com]
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