document entity

基本解釋

Consider the document entity as the first item in the XML document that an XML processor encounters.
將文檔實體看作是 XML 處理器遇到的 XML 文檔的第一項。
The INSTANCES table in the EIDB records information about instances, and the DE_INST table maintains the links from each document entity to the corresponding instance.
EIDB 中的 INSTANCES 表記錄關于實例的信息，DE_INST 表維護從每個文檔實體到對應的實例的鏈接。
The standalone attribute signals to XML processors and validators whether the XML document requires any markup of its content to be applied that occurs outside of the document entity.
獨立屬性向 XML 處理器和驗證器發(fā)出信號，指示 XML 文檔是否需要將該文檔實體之外的任何標記應用于其內容。

There is somebody, perhaps a corporate entity, who is going to take care of the stuff in accordance with the terms of the document.
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