A link which shows the full URL of the page being linked at. Some links only show relative link paths instead of having the entire reference URL within the a href tag. Due to canonicalization and hijacking related issues it is typically preferred to use absolute links over relative links.
Example absolute link
<a href=”http://customdesigntools.com/folder/filename.html”>Cool Stuff</a>
Example relative link
<a href=”../folder/filename.html”>Cool Stuff</a>
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Relative links are much easier to maintain as compared to absolute links, especially in case of change in server URL
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