absolute path
the complete and specific location of a file or directory in a file system, starting from the root directory
relative path
a path that specifies the location of a file or directory relative to the current working directory
path
a string of characters that specifies the location of a file or directory in a file system
root directory
the top-level directory in a file system hierarchy, which contains all other directories and files
working directory
the current directory in a file system from which a user or program is operating