Library /sys$common/syshlp/dce$cdsbrowser.hlb Glossary, Directory  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

  A directory is a logical unit for storing object
  entries under one name (the directory name) in a
  namespace.

  In addition to object entries, a directory can contain
  soft links and child pointers. The Browser does not
  display child pointers, but does display the child
  directories they represent, indented from the parent.