Terminology

The following are a list of terms we may use throughout the workshop that might be new or relatively new to some users:

Term	Definition
Absolute filepath	A filepath that starts in relation to the root directory (oftentimes the start of your hard drive). For example, the absolute filepath for a file “C:/Documents/metadata.qmd” would be “C:/Documents/metadata.qmd”.
Relative filepath	A filepath that starts in relation to the working directory. For example, if the working directory is “C:/Documents/”, then the relative filepath for a file “C:/Documents/metadata.qmd” would be “metadata.qmd”.
Render	Synonymous with compile; build the document to produce a single html or pdf report
Skeleton	The central controlling Quarto document created from {asar}. The document filename will contain ‘skeleton’
Working directory	The place where your program looks for files. If you are working within an R Project, the working directory is the folder that contains every file within your project. You can identify it with the getwd() command.