different between entity vs entitize

English

Etymology

From the Medieval Latin entit?tem, from entit?s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?en.t?.ti/

Noun

entity (plural entities)

1. That which has a distinct existence as an individual unit. Often used for organisations which have no physical form.
2. The existence of something considered apart from its properties.
3. (databases) Anything about which information or data can be stored in a database; in particular, an organised array or set of individual elements or parts.
4. The state or quality of being or existence.

5. A spirit, ghost, or the like.
6. (science fiction) An alien lifeform that has no corporeal body.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:entity

Derived terms

See also

• duality
• trinity
• relationship

Translations

Further reading

• entity on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [??nt?t?]

Noun

entity

1. genitive singular of entita
2. nominative plural of entita
3. accusative plural of entita
4. vocative plural of entita

English

Etymology

entity +? -ize

Verb

entitize (third-person singular simple present entitizes, present participle entitizing, simple past and past participle entitized)

1. (transitive) To convert into an entity; to perceive as tangible or alive.
2. (computing, transitive) To convert a character into a character entity reference.

   The program entitizes certain XML characters.

Synonyms

• convert
• change
• format
• reformat
• objectify
• transform

Derived terms

• entitized