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Resource hierarchies</H1>
<p CLASS="Head">Resources are stored and displayed in the Workbench in
hierarchies.&nbsp; Described below are the terms used when referring to
resources that are stored and displayed in a hierarchical structure.</p>
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<dt>Root</dt>
<dd>The top level of the Workbench contents (in the file system).</dd>
<dt>Parent resource</dt>
<dd>Any resource that contains another resource. Only projects and folders can be parent resources.</dd>
<dt>Child resource</dt>
<dd>Any resource that is contained within another resource. Only files and folders can be child resources.</dd>
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<P>Resource hierarchies are displayed in the Project Explorer view, which is one of the
default views in the Resource perspective.
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<h3 class="related">Related concepts</h3>
<a href="concepts-12.htm">Resources</a><br>
<a href="../reference/ref-27.htm"><br>Project Explorer view</a><br>
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<a href="../tasks/tasks-48b.htm">Showing or hiding files in the Project Explorer view</a><br>
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