events

n. particular occurrences, specific happenings

n. occurrence, happening; competition, contest

The word event can have several meanings:Culture and social lifeA festival, for example a musical eventA ceremony, for example a marriageA competition, for example a sports competitionA party, for example a birthday partyA convention (meeting), for example a gaming conventionOther markings of cultural and social life, See
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Noun
1. something that happens at a given place and time
(hyponym) group action
2. a special set of circumstances; "in that event, the first possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled"
(synonym) case
(hypernym) circumstance
3. a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory
(hypernym) physical phenomenon
(classification) relativity, theory of relativity, relativity theory, Einstein's theory of relativity
4. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"
(synonym) consequence, effect, outcome, result, issue, upshot
(hypernym) phenomenon
(hyponym) offspring, materialization, materialisation
(derivation) eventuate

n. blowhole

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1. <software> An occurrence or happening of significance to a task or program, such as the completion of an asynchronous input/output operation. A task may wait for an event or any of a set of events or it may (request to) receive asynchronous notification (a signal or interrupt) that the event has occurred.
See also event-driven.
2. A transaction or other activity that affects the records in a file.
(2000-02-09)