Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A single article or unit in a collection, enumeration, or series.
- noun A clause of a document, such as a bill or charter.
- noun An entry in an account.
- noun A bit of information; a detail.
- noun A short piece in a newspaper or magazine.
- noun A romantically involved couple.
- adverb Also; likewise. Used to introduce each article in an enumeration or list.
- transitive verb To record, especially in an itemized list.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An article; a separate particular; a single detail of any kind: as, the account consists of many items.
- noun An intimation; a reminder; a hint.
- noun A trick; fancy; caprice. —
- noun A paragraph in a newspaper; a scrap of news.
- Also: a word used in introducing the separate articles of an enumeration, as the separate clauses or details of a will or the particular parts of an account or list of things.
- To make a note or memorandum of.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To make a note or memorandum of.
- adverb Also; as an additional article.
- noun An article; a separate particular in an account.
- noun obsolete A hint; an innuendo.
- noun A short article in a newspaper; a paragraph.
- noun A topic or piece of information having the salacious character of gossip, especially a romantic relation between two people.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A distinct physical
object . - noun A line of
text having alegal orsemantic meaning. - noun A matter for discussion in an
agenda . - noun informal Two people who are having a relationship with each other.
- noun psychometrics A
question on atest , which may include itsanswers .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an individual instance of a type of symbol
- adverb (used when listing or enumerating items) also
- noun a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
- noun a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection
- noun a small part that can be considered separately from the whole
- noun an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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f you have been utilizing a project manager or note taker (and God knows you should), be sure to use a few minutes at the end for him or her to review any major new projects or action items that were generated in the meeting. Have the PM email the list of resolved and new action items to all the participants.
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In the management world, action items are what you would place on your to-do list or a calendar so that you can keep track of things that need to be completed.
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An action item is a documented, discrete, and specific task or activity that can be handled by a particular person.
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