data entity; data object
Technical computing term for a distinct unit of data, such as a record, object, or entity in a database or data model.
A data entity refers to a unique object within a database.
In this diagram, each data entity is represented by a rectangle.
character data entity
automatic data object
non-SGML data entity
Compound of データ (data) and 実体 (entity, substance). A modern technical term likely coined in computing contexts.