diff --git a/swh/web/api/utils.py b/swh/web/api/utils.py
--- a/swh/web/api/utils.py
+++ b/swh/web/api/utils.py
@@ -86,17 +86,17 @@
 enrich_release = enrich_object
 
 
-def enrich_directory(
+def enrich_directory_entry(
     directory: Dict[str, str], request: Optional[HttpRequest] = None
 ) -> Dict[str, str]:
-    """Enrich directory with url to content or directory.
+    """Enrich directory entry with url to target.
 
     Args:
-        directory: dict of data associated to a swh directory object
+        directory: dict of data associated to a swh directory entry
         request: Absolute URIs will be generated if provided
 
     Returns:
-        An enriched directory dict filled with additional urls
+        An enriched directory dict filled with additional url
     """
     if "type" in directory:
         target_type = directory["type"]
diff --git a/swh/web/api/views/directory.py b/swh/web/api/views/directory.py
--- a/swh/web/api/views/directory.py
+++ b/swh/web/api/views/directory.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
             sha1_git,
             path,
             notfound_msg=error_msg_path,
-            enrich_fn=utils.enrich_directory,
+            enrich_fn=utils.enrich_directory_entry,
             request=request,
         )
     else:
@@ -88,6 +88,6 @@
             archive.lookup_directory,
             sha1_git,
             notfound_msg=error_msg_nopath,
-            enrich_fn=utils.enrich_directory,
+            enrich_fn=utils.enrich_directory_entry,
             request=request,
         )
diff --git a/swh/web/api/views/revision.py b/swh/web/api/views/revision.py
--- a/swh/web/api/views/revision.py
+++ b/swh/web/api/views/revision.py
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@
 
     """
 
-    def enrich_directory_local(dir, context_url=request_path):
-        return utils.enrich_directory(dir, context_url)
+    def enrich_directory_entry_local(dir, context_url=request_path):
+        return utils.enrich_directory_entry(dir, context_url)
 
     rev_id, result = archive.lookup_directory_through_revision(
         revision, path, limit=limit, with_data=with_data
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 
     content = result["content"]
     if result["type"] == "dir":  # dir_entries
-        result["content"] = list(map(enrich_directory_local, content))
+        result["content"] = list(map(enrich_directory_entry_local, content))
     elif result["type"] == "file":  # content
         result["content"] = utils.enrich_content(content)
     elif result["type"] == "rev":  # revision
diff --git a/swh/web/tests/api/test_utils.py b/swh/web/tests/api/test_utils.py
--- a/swh/web/tests/api/test_utils.py
+++ b/swh/web/tests/api/test_utils.py
@@ -183,12 +183,12 @@
     assert actual_release == release_data
 
 
-def test_enrich_directory_no_type():
-    assert utils.enrich_directory({"id": "dir-id"}) == {"id": "dir-id"}
+def test_enrich_directory_entry_no_type():
+    assert utils.enrich_directory_entry({"id": "dir-id"}) == {"id": "dir-id"}
 
 
 @given(directory())
-def test_enrich_directory_with_type(api_request_factory, archive_data, directory):
+def test_enrich_directory_entry_with_type(api_request_factory, archive_data, directory):
 
     dir_content = archive_data.directory_ls(directory)
 
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
     url = reverse("api-1-directory", url_args={"sha1_git": directory})
     request = api_request_factory.get(url)
 
-    actual_directory = utils.enrich_directory(dir_entry, request)
+    actual_directory = utils.enrich_directory_entry(dir_entry, request)
 
     if dir_entry["type"] == "file":
         dir_entry["target_url"] = reverse(
diff --git a/swh/web/tests/api/views/test_directory.py b/swh/web/tests/api/views/test_directory.py
--- a/swh/web/tests/api/views/test_directory.py
+++ b/swh/web/tests/api/views/test_directory.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 from hypothesis import given
 
-from swh.web.api.utils import enrich_directory
+from swh.web.api.utils import enrich_directory_entry
 from swh.web.common.utils import reverse
 from swh.web.tests.data import random_sha1
 from swh.web.tests.strategies import directory
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
     dir_content = list(archive_data.directory_ls(directory))
     expected_data = list(
-        map(enrich_directory, dir_content, [rv.wsgi_request] * len(dir_content))
+        map(enrich_directory_entry, dir_content, [rv.wsgi_request] * len(dir_content))
     )
 
     assert rv.data == expected_data
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@
 def test_api_directory_with_path_found(api_client, archive_data, directory):
 
     directory_content = archive_data.directory_ls(directory)
-    path = random.choice(directory_content)
+    dir_entry = random.choice(directory_content)
 
     url = reverse(
-        "api-1-directory", url_args={"sha1_git": directory, "path": path["name"]}
+        "api-1-directory", url_args={"sha1_git": directory, "path": dir_entry["name"]}
     )
     rv = check_api_get_responses(api_client, url, status_code=200)
-    assert rv.data == enrich_directory(path, rv.wsgi_request)
+    assert rv.data == enrich_directory_entry(dir_entry, rv.wsgi_request)
 
 
 @given(directory())