Name
No Recursion
Text from specification
A parsed entity must not contain a recursive reference to itself, either directly or indirectly.
Explanation
Be careful how you structure your entities; make sure you don’t inadvertently create a circular reference:
<!ENTITY a "&b;"> <!ENTITY b "&c;"> <!ENTITY c "&a;"> <!--wrong!-->
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