Sometimes it seems like outdoor fabrics have a language all of their own.
Terminology can be technical and confusing.
Let's take a look at some common fabric names and terms you might run across. I recently found a terrific outdoor fabrics dictionary at The Backpacker's Basecamp website. Typically around 2000 denier. Cordura actually refers to the fiber,and not the fabric. It is typically found as a plain weave, in deniers 300-2000, and is used where strength and abrasion resistance is important.