Key Concepts of Entity Data Model

The Entity Data Model (EDM) uses three key concepts to describe the structure of data: entity type, association type, and property. These are the most important concepts in describing the structure of data in any implementation of the EDM.
Entity Type
In a conceptual model, An entity represents a specific object (such as a specific customer or order). Each entity must have a unique entity key within an entity set.
Association
In a conceptual model, an association represents a relationship between two entity types (such as Customer and Order).
Property
Entity types contains properties that define the structure and characteristics of Entities. For example, a Customer entity type may have properties such as CustomerId, Name, and Address.

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