From Extensible Markup Language (XML) 1.1 ( 2004-02-04) If the entity is not internal, it is an external entity, declared as follows
From Extensible Markup Language (XML) 1.0 ( 2000-10-06) If the entity is not internal, it is an external entity, declared as follows
An entity that exists as an external XML file, which is included in the XML document using an entity reference.
An external entity is a general entity that refers to another document. External entities are often used to incorporate parsable text documents, like legal notices or chapters, into larger units, like chapters or books.
An external entity points to an external document. External entities are used to include texts on certain locations of a SGML document. Suggestions for its use includes sample screens, legal notes and chapters.
An external entity points to an external document. External entities are used to include texts on certain locations of a SGML document. It could be used to include sample screens, legal notes, and chapters for example.