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1. a file is an object that stores data
2. a directory is used to store files (and/or more directories)
3. an object may be either a file or a directory
4. a pathname specifies the location of an object, and may include a filing system name, a special field, a media name, directory name(s), and the name of the object itself. Each of these parts of a pathname is knows as an element of the pathname
5. a full pathname is a pathname that includes all relevant elements
6. a leafname is the last element of a full pathname