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An orbital is a one-electron wavefunction, usually derived by solving the Schrodinger equation. This tag applies to questions about all forms of orbitals; additionally, questions about the construction and properties of molecular orbitals should be tagged with [molecular-orbital-theory].
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Difference between shells, subshells and orbitals
energy level, shape, and orientation)
So to summarize:
same $n$ - shell
same $n$ and $l$ - sub-shell
same $n$, $l$, and $m_l$ - orbital
Now, in the other answer, there is some discussion about spin-orbitals …