entity (EN)

noun

noun “entity”

1. something that exists as a single and independent unit
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   The government recognized the tribe as a sovereign entity with its own laws.
2. an object in a database about which information is stored
   Each entity in the database represents a customer with personal information.
3. a spirit or being that does not have a physical body
   The paranormal investigators claimed to have recorded voices from an unknown entity.
4. (formal) the state of being or existence
   Philosophers debate the entity of consciousness and what it means to be aware.