That's not how language works, their phrase (that does not actually have a widely used established meaning) means what they meant, not what you say it means.
Yes, that term does have a widely established meaning within the specific context of discussion, technical writing. If the commentator is unaware of what 'docs as code' means in the context under discussion and meant something different, I encourage them to disambiguate by picking a term not already so defined.
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