external entity

基本解釋

The Mirror Image takes our external entity and turns it into part of the system.
鏡像映象模式取得外部實體，然后將它轉變成系統(tǒng)的一部分。
These mechanisms provide an effective framework for managing overcommitted memory, but they all share an important limitation: They must be configured and tuned by an external entity.
這些機制都為管理超量使用的內存提供了有效的框架，但它們都有一個共同的限制：必須由外部實體來配置和調優(yōu)。
This includes the ability for the external entity, such as a middleware server, to use the existing database connection under a different user without the need to authenticate the new connection user.
例如，一個外部實體，比如說一個中間件服務器，可以使用不同用戶名下已有的數(shù)據(jù)庫連接，而不需要對新的連接用戶進行認證的能力。

These findings may suggest that for people who practice meditation or prayer, the focus becomes less on the self as a distinct entity from the external world, and more on connection between the two.
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