English Language & Usage Asked on February 10, 2021
I’m writing an auction site specifically for selling board games, and I’m a big believer in ubiquitous language and that the right naming makes the code design stronger. This is why it is paining me so much that I’m struggling to think of a term for the abstract of an item in a lot.
An auction will have many lots. A lot will have one or many items. An item could be a boardgame or a boardgame expansion. When adding an item a user will look up from a list of boardgames and boardgame expansions. What is that a list of? At the moment I’m using the BGG term “thing” and I hate it.
The best alternatives I have are product and box. Both of which are improvements, but both vaguer than I’d like.
Edit: Trying to add a better example.
If I wanted to group things that could be cars or pick-up trucks, but not carrots, I could use the word vehicle.
How about menu item? From Merriam-Webster, a menu is:
a: a list of the dishes that may be ordered (as in a restaurant) or that are to be served (as at a banquet)
b(1): a comparable list or assortment of offerings // a menu of television programs
Offering might also work.
Answered by Richard Kayser on February 10, 2021
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