Wiki Page Type — Entity

A page about a named, concrete thing — a product, service, tool, API, or system.

What It Is

An entity has its own identity and can be referenced from other pages. It answers “what is this specific thing?” — its purpose, how it works, key properties, and how it relates to other entities.

When to Write One

• Any time you ingest content about a distinct named thing (a product, a service, a component).
• When the same named thing is referenced by multiple other pages.
• When you need a canonical place to accumulate facts about something over multiple ingests.

What It Contains

• One-sentence summary at the top
• What it is and what it does
• Key facts, properties, and behaviors
• How it fits into the larger system
• Cross-references to related entities and concepts

What It Is Not

• Not a how-to. If you’re explaining steps for using the entity, write a how-to/ page.
• Not a concept. If the thing is an abstract idea rather than a named product, use concepts/.
• Not a comparison. If the point is “X vs Y”, write a comparisons/ page and link both entities.

Examples

• [[wiki/elastic/entities/elasticsearch]] — the search engine itself
• [[wiki/elastic/entities/elastic-agent]] — the unified data shipper

See Also

• wiki-page-type-overview — the map that links entities together
• wiki-page-type-comparison — for comparing two or more entities
• wiki-schema — full schema this page type lives in