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A SoftLink is is a special type of directory entry that allows almost transparent references to another directory entry, typically a file or a directory.

 Feature   SoftLink's   HardLink's 
 Can cross filesystems?   Yes   No 
 Can refer to directories?   Yes   No 

On Linux, soft links are called symbolic links.