Entitywide

Entitywide is an adjective used in business, information technology, and governance contexts to describe policies, rules, or systems that apply across an entire legal or organizational entity rather than to a subset of it. The term emphasizes scope tied to the entity as a whole, which can include a corporation, government agency, nonprofit organization, or other legally distinct unit.

In IT and security, entitywide concepts appear in security policies, identity and access management, data governance, and compliance programs. An entitywide password policy or entitywide authentication strategy aims to enforce uniform standards across all teams, departments, and devices belonging to the entity. Similarly, entitywide data retention and data protection policies apply to all data assets of the entity, regardless of where they are stored.

In licensing and procurement, an entitywide license covers products or services across the entire entity rather than per department or user. This usage can simplify administration but may require more careful license management to avoid cost inefficiencies or compliance gaps.

In practice, entitywide is often used interchangeably with organization-wide or enterprise-wide in some contexts, but it more frequently implies a formal scope tied to a single legal entity, such as a corporate group or agency. The term can appear across sectors, including IT, legal compliance, and governance.