That's a good question. often the terms can be mixed around depending on the user. Bubbles, fiber blanket, or vermiculite helps reduce the internal stress some but isn't enough to remove all of it so over time things are much more likely to break
You may have someone in your area able to batch anneal for you once you have a bunch ready. In general the community is friendly and supportive willing to help new lampworkers out. Some teaching studios will have a kiln setup to anneal and ship pieces after a session or hold on to things until you can pick them up the next day.