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Term: Ent

Noun - Mythological Creature

A legendary creature from J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy world, Middle-earth. Ents are tree-like beings, resembling walking, talking trees with human characteristics.

Sample Sentence: The Ents gathered in the ancient forest, discussing the ongoing war against Sauron.

Noun - Information Technology

In computer science and software development, an Entity (shortened form - Ent) represents a distinct piece of data or object that can be stored, manipulated, or referenced within a program or database.

Sample Sentence: This software uses entities to model and define different data types and relationships.

Noun - Shortened Form

"Ent" is a shortened, informal term used to refer to entertainment.

Sample Sentence: Let's go to the mall for some shopping and ent.

Noun - Local Slang

Locally, particularly in some regions, "ent" can be an abbreviation for "entrance" or "entrée," referring to the main course of a meal.

Sample Sentence: For tonight's dinner, I'll have the steak ent.