Issue may have one of the following special meanings:

• The subject or question of a debate
• A single instance of a serial publication, such as a journal, magazine or a newspaper.
• Issue (legal), a point disputed by parties to a lawsuit.
• Issue (computers), a generalization of the term bug.
• Social issue, an issue which affects many people in a society
• In project management, an issue is the result of an event that has occurred and has a positive or negative impact on the project and should be analyzed and dealt with via actions.