Item: meaning, definitions and examples

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item

[ ˈaɪtəm ]

^{Context #1}

online shopping

An article or thing.

Synonyms

article, object, piece

Examples of usage

I added this item to my cart.
The item was out of stock.

^{Context #2}

list

A separate piece of information or news in a newspaper or magazine.

Synonyms

article, news, piece

Examples of usage

She read the article about the event in the latest issue of the magazine.
The news item caught my attention.

^{Context #3}

computing

An element of a list, dictionary, database, or any collection of data.

Synonyms

element, entry, object

Examples of usage

Each item in the list corresponds to a specific category.
The database query returned multiple items.

Translations

Translations of the word "item" in other languages:

🇵🇹 item

artigo
peça

🇮🇳 आइटम

वस्तु
मद

🇩🇪 Artikel

Gegenstand
Posten

🇮🇩 item

barang
benda

🇺🇦 елемент

предмет
пункт

🇵🇱 przedmiot

artykuł
element

🇯🇵 アイテム

品目
項目

🇫🇷 article

objet
élément

🇪🇸 artículo

ítem
objeto

🇹🇷 madde

öğe
nesne

🇰🇷 항목

아이템
물품

🇸🇦 عنصر

بند
شيء

🇨🇿 položka

předmět
artikl

🇸🇰 položka

predmet
článok

🇨🇳 项目

物品
条目

🇸🇮 postavka

predmet
artikel

🇮🇸 hlutur

atriði
grein

🇰🇿 зат

элемент
бұйым

🇬🇪 ნივთი

ელემენტი
სტატია

🇦🇿 məhsul

əşya
maddə

🇲🇽 artículo

ítem
objeto

Word origin

The word 'item' originated from the Latin word 'item', meaning 'also, moreover, in like manner'. It was first used in English in the 14th century. Over time, its meaning expanded to represent a distinct unit or article. The use of 'item' in the context of a list or collection of data emerged in the field of computing in the 20th century.