EVENT

Event

In computing, an event is an action or occurrence detected by the program that may be handled by the program. Typically events are handled synchronously with the program flow, that is, the program has one or more dedicated places where events are handled, frequently an event loop. Typical sources of events include the user . Another source is a hardware device such as a timer. Any program can trigger its own custom set of events as well, e.g. to communicate the completion of a task. A computer program that changes its behavior in response to events is said to be event-driven, often with the goal of being interactive.

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event

Noun

  1. An occurrence; something that happens.
  2. An end result; an outcome (now chiefly in phrases).
    In the event, he turned out to have what I needed anyway.
  3. A point in spacetime having three spatial coordinates and one temporal coordinate
  4. A possible action that the user can perform that is monitored by an application or the operating system (event listener). When an event occurs an event handler is called which performs a specific task.
  5. A set of some of the possible outcomes; a subset of the sample space.
    If <math>X</math> is a random variable representing the toss of a six-sided die, then its sample space could be denoted as {1,2,3,4,5,6}. Examples of events could be: <math>X = 1</math>, <math>X = 2</math>, <math> X \ge 5, X \not = 4,</math> and <math>X \isin \{1,3,5\}</math>.
  6. An affair in hand; business; enterprise.


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