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Name SGML/XML Entity File
Version  
Other names  
Identifiers MIME:  application/xml-external-parsed-entity
PUID:  fmt/1618
Family  
Classification Text (Mark-up)
Disclosure  
Description SGML/XML entity files are plain text files, often found alongside, and referenced by, xml and sgml files. Ent files list the parameters and entity declarations for a specific set of tags defined in a Document Type Definition.
Orientation  
Byte order  
Related file formats None.
Technical Environment  
Released  
Supported until  
Format Risk  
Developed by W3C / W3C
Supported by None.
Source National Library of Australia / National Library of Australia
Source date 03 Feb 2022
Source description 11/2023 (v.115)- internal signature removed for extension only identification. Submitted by Preservica.
Last updated 15 Nov 2023
Note https://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/sgml/entities.html https://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/sgml/intro.html
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