Grounding is an electrical term. Although I really don't know shit when it comes to electricity, I know that most car related electronics (including the car itself) requires that it's 12V battery be 'grounded' to the chassis of the car (the negative terminal of the battery is connected to some part of the chassis). It's usually identified by a black wire.
You can likely find more info on
www.howstuffworks.com .... I think I'm going to go read it myself, so I can avoid public displays of 'lack of knowledge'....
fuck I'm bored.....