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[Wikipedia-1 2014-11-03] (computing) A way of representing a non-ASCII character using ASCII.
[Wikipedia-2 2014-11-03] (computing) Various small, usually independent, components in some software architectures.
[STEMMA] A [data-model](data model.md) representation of a micro-history item. These are top-level elements in a dataset and usually have a key by which they can be referenced. See Person, Animal, Place, Event, Group, Citation, Resource, Source. and Matrix. See also [abstract entity](abstract entity.md).
[BG] An Entity is a component of a [Data Model](data model.md). It represents and abstracts a set of objects from the real world. An Entity is composed of Attributes that define its structure; Attributes are abstractions of properties or characteristics of the real objects. An Entity may be in Relationships with other Entities in the Model. When a Model is represented on a computer, a Record is usually defined for each Entity, with Fields that correspond to the Attributes.