FACTOID # 162: China is the textile mill of the world: it leads in cotton production, but also in cotton imports.
 
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Look up item in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Item is an individual thing, article, or unit included in a set, list, computation, or total, as (a) an entry or thing entered in an account or register; (b) a detail or category of expenditure; (c) a news story; (d) a member of a set of linguistic units. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary is a Wikimedia Foundation project intended to be a free wiki dictionary (hence: Wiktionary) (including thesaurus and lexicon) in every language. ...


This Latin fragment then became an English word in general use, for example, in computing. Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Originally, the word computing was synonymous with counting and calculating, and a science that deals with the original sense of computing mathematical calculations. ...


Other meanings

  • In computer and video games, an item is an expression for the various objects and rewards collected by the game's characters for points or to improve their avatar's characteristics or status in the game. Common video game items include:
  • 1-ups or continues, giving the player "extra lives" and allowing them to continue after getting killed
  • Treasure such as coins, gems or jewelry. These are often used to determine the player's score or exchanged for other, better items.
  • Medicine, food or energy containers, which give the player extra health or defensive ability.
  • Several games have quest items (also known as plot items, or key items) required to complete the game.
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The Sailor Senshi Page : Sailormoon Item & Object Encyclopedia (3125 words)
Amulet: The item Professor Tomoe gave to his daughter, Hotaru, in the manga to ease her pain, or so he claims, saying his wife, Keiko, wore it while she was living.
Energy panel: The item that Safir steals from the fl crystal in order to prevent it from growing and in an attempt to stop Wiseman from further manipulating him and his family.
Moon Stick: The item Luna gives to Sailormoon in the first season in order to heal her enemies, and it also can track down the owners of the nijizuishou.
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