[thelist] Permalinks

[Daniel Medley]

Okay, potentially silly question but I'm new enough to this whole thing
that... well, here goes:
I've had people mention to me that I should have permalinks on my posts at
my website. I'm not quite sure what exactly a permalink is. I'm assuming
it's an anchor target. Can someone explain to me in some detail as to the
how's and wherefor's of permalinks?

TIA

Learning as I go,
Daniel Medley