Entity (disambiguation)

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An entity is any distinct and defined thing.

Entity may also refer to:

Computing

• Character entity reference, replacement text for a character in HTML or XML
• Entity class, a thing of interest within an entity–relationship model or diagram
  • Associative entity
• Entity integrity, a constraint on relational database keys
• SGML entity, a primitive data type in Standard Generalized Markup Language

Entertainment

• Entities (album), a 2007 album by Malefice
• Entity (album), a 2011 album by Origin
• Entity (netlabel), a Belgian label specialising in experimental electronic music
• Entity FX, a visual effects company

Fiction

• Entity (2012 film), a supernatural thriller
• "Entity" (Stargate SG-1), a television episode
• Entity (short story), a 1949 science fiction story
• Life Entity, a fictional creature in DC comics

Other uses

• Legal entity, a body holding rights and obligations
• Non-physical entity, in philosophy
  • Spirit, in the supernatural

See also

• The Entity (disambiguation)
• All pages beginning with Entity
• Entity concept, the accounting principle
• Entity Framework, an open-source, .Net object mapping system
• Entity Registry, a Norwegian database of legal entities