Path
A path' is the general form of a computer file or directory name, giving a unique location of the file or directory in a file system. Paths point to their location using a string of characters signifying directories, separated by a delimiting character, most commonly the (forward) slash character, "/", or the backslash character, "\". though some operating systems may use a different delimiter.
Absolute Path
An absolute path (or full path) is a path that points to a certain location on a file system, regardless of the working directory. It is usually written in reference to a file system's root directory, for example: /cis/www/academics/mcs/mcs.cfm
Relative Path
A relative path is a path relative to the current working directory. For example, if your working directory were /cis/www/academics/mcs/, you could reference the mcs.cfm file without any leading