"Shared documents" VS "document library"

What is the different between ”Shared documents” and document library?
Where do I find the ”Shared documents” and what page can you recommend me to read about it?

"Shared Documents" is nothing more than a document library that automatically gets created when certain site templates are used (e.g., Team Site.) In SharePoint 2013, you will notice the library has a display name of "Documents" but a URL path of /Shared%20Documents/.
Other than that, there is nothing special about it. If you don't have one and you want one, you can create it just like any other document library.
Danny Jessee MCPD - SharePoint Developer 2010 MCTS - SharePoint 2010, Configuring Blog: http://dannyjessee.com/blog Twitter: @dannyjessee

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