item-by-item

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

item-by-item
    adj 1: separate and distinct from others of the same kind; "mark
           the individual pages"; "on a case-by-case basis" [syn:
           {individual}, {case-by-case}, {item-by-item}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

item-by-item \item-by-item\ adj.
   considered one item at a time; -- contrasted with using
   general rules for groups of items considered by their class.
   [WordNet 1.5]

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