Device, system, computer program product, data repository, and a client communication device for processing information items related to one of a bearing, a seal, and a product including one of a bearing and a seal and applications. Key elements are constituted by an information item database (3) comprising information items (5) of which:- each information item (5) being one of journal data item (7) and individual unit data item (9);- each individual unit data item (9) comprising- an individual unit identity (15) of an individual unit;- at least one of text and image;- at least one link (17) linking at least one journal data item (7) related to the individual unit data item (9) to the individual unit data item (9);- each journal data item (7) comprising at least one of text, image, symbol and binary data. Also the use of the device to trace individual units (5) is disclosed.
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