XML

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hi Any one can tell me what is Entity in XML and what is the role of entity in xml and how defined  i have read alot of tutorials but still not cleared......

Sam Hobbs · Answer

I think the term Entity is the result of XML and HTML being SGML documents. The following are a couple of references that I think are official. Extensible Markup Language (XML) 1.0 (Third Edition) XML Entity Definitions for Characters

Suthish Nair · Answer

XML Entity is a symbolic representation of information.

Prabhakar Parihar · Answer

Hi lucky Entities must be declared before they can be used. They may be declared in the DTD . . check this url http://www.xml.com/pub/a/98/08/xmlqna2.html