Definitions for "Entity name"
Keywords:  appletalk, nbp, maryland, aren't, zone
An HTML code that lets you insert special characters into your Web pages (such as © , ® and Æ). Entity names are easier to use than character references, but aren't supported by all browsers.
In AppleTalk, an entity name is an 8-bit ASCII character string that has three fields: object, type, and zone. Each of these fields is a string of not more than 32 characters.
A name that is associated with a network entity to register that entity with NBP. An entity name consists of three fields: object, type, and zone.
A label associated with some entities used to identify or locate them for management purposes.