One of the Functions of XPath Is to Translate the Hierarchical

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Essay

One of the functions of XPath is to translate the hierarchical structure of an XML document into an expression called a location path that references a specific node or node set from the source document. The location path can be written in either absolute or relative terms.
Provide a description of both absolute and relative paths, and provide an example of the general form of each.

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Definitions:

Congress of Industrial Organizations

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New Deal for Indians

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