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Given:
The conic section that is defined by the set of all points in a plane that are equidistant from a single point and a line is a parabola since the parabola is equidistant from a fixed point that we call a focus and a fixed line that we call a directrix.
Therefore, the conic section is a PARABOLA.
Hence, option (C) is correct.