.ENT File Extension

External Entity

The .ENT file extension stands for External Entity. An entity in SGML and its derived markup languages HTML and XML is a named body of data associated with a document. Once defined, a named entity can...

General Information

Title .ENT File Extension
Extension .ent
Full Form External Entity
File Type Text File
Developer Various
MIME Type text/plain

File Function

Primary Function Define entities
Additional Functions Reuse content, Simplify editing
Features Text format, XML structure

File Characteristics

Quality Text quality
Supports Layers No
Supports Transparency No
Editable Yes

Use Cases

XML Development Yes
Web Development Yes
Data Interchange Yes

Security and Practices

Security Risks Inclusion attacks
Best Practices Validation, Entity management

Historical/Version Information

Initial Release Varies
Latest Version Depends on standard

Associated Types

Similar Extensions .xml, .dtd, .xsd

Software Compatibility

Software Usage Policy OS Compatibility
Adobe FrameMaker Paid Windows
Oxygen XML Editor Paid Windows, Mac, Linux
Notepad++ Free Windows