Item - Definition

adv 1: (used when listing or enumerating items) also; "a length
of chain, item a hook"-Philip Guedalla
n 1: a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group
of things that could be enumerated on a list; "he noticed
an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on
her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken
up first" [syn: item, point]
2: a small part that can be considered separately from the
whole; "it was perfect in all details" [syn: detail,
particular, item]
3: a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list
or collection; "they reduced the price on many items"
4: an isolated fact that is considered separately from the
whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of
information" [syn: detail, item, point]
5: an individual instance of a type of symbol; "the word`error'
contains three tokens of `r'" [syn: token, item]