diff --git a/reference/dir/functions/readdir.xml b/reference/dir/functions/readdir.xml
index 106a61a7fc..280861150d 100644
--- a/reference/dir/functions/readdir.xml
+++ b/reference/dir/functions/readdir.xml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
    <methodparam choice="opt"><type>resource</type><parameter>dir_handle</parameter></methodparam>
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
-   Returns the filename of the next file from the directory. The
-   filenames are returned in the order in which they are stored by
+   Returns the name of the next entry in the directory. The
+   entries are returned in the order in which they are stored by
    the filesystem.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
  <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
   &reftitle.returnvalues;
   <para>
-   Returns the filename on success&return.falseforfailure;.
+   Returns the entry name on success&return.falseforfailure;.
   </para> 
   &return.falseproblem;
  </refsect1>
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
   &reftitle.examples;
   <para>
    <example>
-    <title>List all files in a directory</title>
+    <title>List all entries in a directory</title>
     <para>
      Please note the fashion in which <function>readdir</function>'s
      return value is checked in the examples below. We are explicitly
@@ -68,16 +68,16 @@
 
 if ($handle = opendir('/path/to/files')) {
     echo "Directory handle: $handle\n";
-    echo "Files:\n";
+    echo "Entries:\n";
 
     /* This is the correct way to loop over the directory. */
-    while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle))) {
-        echo "$file\n";
+    while (false !== ($entry = readdir($handle))) {
+        echo "$entry\n";
     }
 
     /* This is the WRONG way to loop over the directory. */
-    while ($file = readdir($handle)) {
-        echo "$file\n";
+    while ($entry = readdir($handle)) {
+        echo "$entry\n";
     }
 
     closedir($handle);
@@ -90,16 +90,16 @@ if ($handle = opendir('/path/to/files')) {
   <para>
    <example>
     <title>
-     List all files in the current directory and strip out <literal>.</literal>
+     List all entries in the current directory and strip out <literal>.</literal>
      and <literal>..</literal>
     </title>
     <programlisting role="php">
 <![CDATA[
 <?php
 if ($handle = opendir('.')) {
-    while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle))) {
-        if ($file != "." && $file != "..") {
-            echo "$file\n";
+    while (false !== ($entry = readdir($handle))) {
+        if ($entry != "." && $entry != "..") {
+            echo "$entry\n";
         }
     }
     closedir($handle);