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What is "rl" in SAM format

I got the SAM file from minimap2. I want to know "rl" in SAM format. I search what is "rl" in SAM file, then I found following page.

rl │ i │ Length of query regions harboring repetitive seeds

http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages//eoan/man1/minimap2.1.html

However I cannot understand this. explanation. Could you explain this easier?

Thank you!

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