dict_item-object

dict_item <-> object: any

This value may contain any user-defined information to be associated with this item of the dictionary. It is commonly used for two purposes:

Store additional info When a dict (normally though a browser object) is used to browse and select some information, dict_item<-object is often used to store additional information. For example, the summary browsers of this online manual store the documentation card represented by an entry in the dict_item<-object slot.
Store a frame Dict objects where originally intended to store and visualise structured databases. The object was generally filled with a sheet object to store attributes of this entry. For example, a dict object may be used to store a database of clients, The dict_item<-key would be the client's name or identifier. The dict_item<-object a sheet or instance of a user-defined class that contains the client's phone, address and other info.
Dict items delegate to their dict_item<-object.