Entity (disambiguation)

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Entity may refer to:

Entity, a unit
a part of an entity–relationship model or diagram
Character entity reference in HTML, XML or SGML
Entity (netlabel), a Belgian netlabel specialising in experimental electronic music
Entity class, in computer programming a class that represents a thing

In fiction

"Entity" (Stargate SG-1), an episode of the television series Stargate SG-1
The Entity, a 1981 horror film
Entity, a science fiction story by Poul Anderson and John Gergen
"The Entity" (South Park), an episode of the television series South Park
Ion (DC Comics), Parallax (comics), and five other related beings in DC comics, associated with the Lanterns Corps of the Blackest Night storyline. See White Lantern#Entity.
Entity (2012 film), a supernatural thriller film

In a system, an entity refers to a component
A DBMS entity is either a thing in the modeled world or a drawing element in an ERD
In SUMO, Entity is the root node and stands for the universal class of individuals
In VHDL, entity is the keyword for defining a new object
A SGML entity is an abbreviation for some expanded piece of SGML text
An open systems architecture entity is an active routine within a layer
In computer games and game engines, entity is a dynamic object such as a non-player character or item
In HTML, entity is a code snippet (i.e.: "®" for "Registered Trademark") which is interpreted by web browsers to display special characters, see List of XML and HTML character entity references
In business, an entity is a person, department, team, corporation, cooperative, partnership, or other group with whom it is possible to conduct business
In law, a legal entity is an entity that is capable of bearing legal rights and obligations, such as a natural person or an artificial person (e.g. a business entity or a corporate entity)
In politics, entity is used as term for territorial regions, e.g. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zionist Entity (Israel)