Definitions for "Entity declaration"
Markup that establishes an entity name and its value. See also entity and entity reference.
a primary design unit, as is a configuration declaration
Entity declarations are placed inside a DTD. They contain the abbreviation to be used for an entity, and the text to be substituted for that abbreviation. They may also contain a URI if the text or data is stored at a remote location. An example of an ENTITY declaration is !ENTITY js "Jo Smith".