entity

Vocabulary Word

Definition

The word 'entity' refers to something that exists separately from other things and has its own independent existence. So it can mean a person, a company, a country, or any 'thing' that you can think about by itself.

Examples in Different Contexts

In technology, an entity could refer to a specific item in a database. A developer might explain, 'Each product in our inventory is an entity in the database.'

Practice Scenarios

Academics

Scenario:

Our research is focusing on the effectiveness of different governmental strategies. We need to pick certain subjects to study deeper.

Response:

How about examining entities like local governments or education departments for this?

Tech

Scenario:

Considering the records, we need a better system for tracking customer information. Any suggestions?

Response:

We could start by creating an entity-relationship model for the customer database.