de> are prefixes. The path <code>C:windows</code> has a prefix
component <code>C:</code> and a normal component <code>windows</code>; the path <code>C:\windows</code> has a
prefix component <code>C:</code>, a root directory component, and a normal component
<code>windows</code>.</li>
</ul>

<h3 id='normalization' class='section-header'><a href='#normalization'>Normalization</a></h3>
<p>Aside from splitting on the separator(s), there is a small amount of
&quot;normalization&quot;:</p>

<ul>
<li><p>Repeated s