This is a glossary for DCE cds Browser terms only.
  Generic DECwindows terms are not defined here.

  Select the term for which you need help from the list
  of additional topics below.

1  –  Clearinghouse

  A clearinghouse is a collection of directory replicas
  on one DCE cds server.

  The icon associated with clearinghouses in the Browser
  display is the international symbol of a house.

2  –  Directory

  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.

3  –  Group

  A group is a class of object entries that lets you
  associate, or manage as a group, a set of names that
  have something in common. A group maps a specific name
  (the group name) into a set of names, denoting the
  group members.

  The icon associated with groups in the Browser display
  is a hexagon with four addition signs within its dotted
  borders.

4  –  Icons

  Icons are symbols associated with directories, object
  entries, and soft links.

  Many object entries have unique icons based on their
  class; the class indicates the type of resource that
  the icon represents, for example, nodes.

5  –  Namespace

  A namespace is a complete set of DCE cds names (these
  can include directories, object entries, and soft
  links) that one or more DCE cds servers look up, manage,
  and share.

  The logical picture of a namespace is a hierarchial
  tree of all of those directories, with the root
  directory (named "/.:") at the top, and one or more
  levels of directories, object entries and soft links
  beneath the root.

  Use the Browser to display this logical picture.

6  –  object_entry

  An object entry is the name of a resource (such
  as node, disk, or application) and its associated
  attributes, as stored by DCE cds.

  The generic object icon associated with an object entry
  in the Browser display is a cube with shaded sides. The
  Browser displays this icon when it does not recognize
  the class of an object. Otherwise, it displays a class-
  specific icon. Special icons exist for nodes, for
  example.

  You can use the Filters menu to selectively display
  only objects of a specific class. You can filter only
  one object class at a time. To change the filter,
  choose a new class from the Filters menu.

7  –  Root

  The root is the top directory in the namespace. It is
  designated by a "/.:".

  The logical picture of a namespace is a hierarchical
  tree of all the directories in a namespace, with the
  root directory at the top, and one or more levels of
  directories beneath the root.

8  –  soft_link

  A soft link is a pointer that provides an alternate
  name for an object entry, directory, or other soft link
  in the namespace.

  The icon associated with the soft link in the Browser
  display is a cube with an arrow across its top.

9  –  Tree

  A tree is a hierarchical structure of data in which
  each element may be related to any number of elements
  at the level below it, but to only one element above
  it.

10  –  Virtual root

  A virtual root is a directory other than the root at
  which you want the Browser to start displaying the
  namespace. The virtual root is a convenient way to
  focus immediately on a particular directory. Using a
  virtual root also enables you to quickly change the
  Browser display from one directory to another

  To set a virtual root, choose Virtual Root from the
  Customize menu.