entry

Entry is defined as the act of coming in, or a way to come in, or an item in a journal or on a list of data.

(noun)

See entry in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. entries

1. the act of entering; entrance
2. the right or freedom to enter; entree
a way or passage by which to enter; door, hall, etc.; entryway
1. the recording of an item, note, etc. in a list, journal, etc. or of data in a computer file
2. an item thus recorded
the registration of a ship or cargo at a customhouse
1. one entered in a race, competition, etc.; entrant
2. two or more horses belonging to the same owner, entered in the same race, and constituting a unit for betting purposes
1. a term defined, or a person, place, abbreviation, etc. identified, in a dictionary
2. the heading under which an encyclopedia article is entered
Card Games a card that can win a trick and thus gain the lead
Law
1. the taking possession of buildings, land, etc. by entering or setting foot upon them
2. the entering upon premises with the intention of committing burglary or some other crime

Origin: ME < OFr entree < fem. pp. of entrer: see enter

See entry in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. en·tries

a. The act or an instance of entering.
b. The privilege or right of entering.
Sports The act of entering the water in completing a dive.
A means or place by which to enter.
a. The inclusion or insertion of an item, as in a record: made an entry in the ledger.
b. An item entered in this way: a diary full of interesting entries.
a. An entry word, as in a dictionary; a headword.
b. A headword along with its related text.
One entered in a competition: received 400 entries for the poetry contest.