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  "content_item_id": "dictionary-entity.en",
  "translation_group_id": "dictionary-entity",
  "locale": "en",
  "type": "glossary",
  "section": "dictionary",
  "slug": "entity",
  "title": "Entity",
  "description": "What counts as an entity and why a system needs to identify it consistently.",
  "direct_answer": "An entity is a distinguishable thing about which stable facts and relationships can be represented, such as an organization, person, product, place, or concept. A site should name it consistently and state its relationships explicitly, but that does not guarantee an entry in another system's knowledge graph.",
  "sections": [
    {
      "heading": "Working meaning",
      "paragraphs": [
        "An entity has an identity beyond a text string. Names can be ambiguous, so context and relationships help: who owns a product, which site is official, how it differs from namesakes, and which properties belong to that particular thing."
      ],
      "source_ids": [
        "google-structured-data",
        "google-ai-search"
      ]
    },
    {
      "heading": "How to distinguish",
      "paragraphs": [
        "A keyword is a string, while an entity is the thing that string refers to. A page, schema.org markup, and a knowledge graph are not the entity either; they are different ways to describe or connect the thing."
      ],
      "source_ids": [
        "google-structured-data",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "heading": "Example",
      "paragraphs": [
        "The name GeoAeoAle without context can look like an invented word. The About page links it to a project, domain, Telegram channel, and AI-search topic. Those visible relationships help distinguish the project from an accidental string match."
      ]
    },
    {
      "heading": "Testing",
      "paragraphs": [
        "Check whether the name, owner, URL, description, and profiles agree across visible HTML, structured data, and official external pages. Look for namesakes and add only verified distinguishing attributes; do not fill markup with hidden or invented properties."
      ]
    },
    {
      "heading": "Interpretation limit",
      "paragraphs": [
        "Clear entity description improves page interpretability but does not reveal which identifier a search system will create or whether it will connect every mention. Entity understanding cannot be measured from one rich result or one AI answer."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "published_at": "2026-09-11",
  "modified_at": "2026-09-11",
  "data_through": "2026-09-11",
  "next_review_at": "2026-10-11",
  "author": "GeoAeoAle Editorial",
  "origin": "editorial",
  "publisher": "GeoAeoAle Editorial",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
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  "claims": [
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      "claim_id": "entity-scope",
      "text": "Consistent naming and aligned visible facts reduce entity ambiguity without promising recognition or display by a particular system.",
      "status": "inference",
      "confidence": "medium",
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        "google-ai-search"
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      "publication_status": "public",
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      "source_id": "google-structured-data",
      "canonical_url": "https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/intro-structured-data",
      "title": "Understand how structured data works",
      "publisher": "Google Search Central",
      "source_type": "official",
      "locale": "en",
      "published_at": null,
      "checked_at": "2026-09-11",
      "sha256": "9ec61ebea36695b2e0124aa158fb0192f2716cdc0d8bf47acfd84eb197bdf404",
      "license": "Source terms apply",
      "visibility": "public"
    },
    {
      "source_id": "google-ai-search",
      "canonical_url": "https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/ai-features",
      "title": "Top ways to ensure your content performs well in Google's AI experiences",
      "publisher": "Google Search Central",
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      "published_at": null,
      "checked_at": "2026-09-11",
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      "license": "Source terms apply",
      "visibility": "public"
    }
  ],
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    "retrieval",
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  ],
  "limitations": [
    "Entity boundaries depend on the task: a brand, legal company, product, and mobile application may be related yet distinct objects. Merge them only when their relationships are explicitly supported."
  ],
  "corrections": []
}