Talk:item of data

I can see why this is useful but it's not idiomatic and it's not a set phrase. The word "item" can easily be replaced with "piece". Other words probably also fit.

I think what this article is trying to address is actually a point of grammar rather than a point of vocabulary. As such I don't think this entry should really exist. What do other think? &mdash; Hippietrail 11:41, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * You say data item more often. I think we can explain it in data. — T AKASUGI Shinji (talk) 00:50, 6 December 2011 (UTC)

item of data
Basically for the reasons Hippietrail gives on Talk:item of data. Mglovesfun (talk) 21:02, 25 November 2011 (UTC)


 * But (for better or worse) we have item of clothing and piece of furniture, which seem to deserve the same treatment as this gets. Incidentally, data item is probably commoner. Equinox ◑ 21:07, 25 November 2011 (UTC)
 * We also have piece of clothing and piece of paper. Do we really need them? — T AKASUGI Shinji (talk) 01:43, 6 December 2011 (UTC)

SOP, delete. Incidentally, data point gets many more hits; I have never heard anyone say item of data AFAIR. &#x200b;—msh210℠ (talk) 23:22, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

deleted -- Liliana • 14:22, 20 February 2012 (UTC)