entry

an item inserted in a written record

the act of beginning something new

• “they looked forward to the debut of their new product line”

a written record of a commercial transaction

something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition)

• “several of his submissions were rejected by publishers”
• “what was the date of submission of your proposal?”

something that provides access (entry or exit)

• “they waited at the entrance to the garden”
• “beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral”

the act of entering

• “she made a grand entrance”