entity reference
In computing, a reference to a defined entity, such as an SGML/XML entity reference like & or <.
In XML, entity references are used to represent special characters.
In this document, the entity references are not correctly defined.
文字参照 (character reference) refers to a numeric or named reference to a character, while 実体参照 specifically refers to a named entity reference defined in a DTD or schema.
named entity reference
Compound of 実体 (entity) and 参照 (reference), a direct translation of the English computing term 'entity reference'.