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event
Philosophy
a. an occurrence regarded as a bare instant of space-time as contrasted with an object which fills space and has endurance
b. an occurrence regarded in isolation from, or contrasted with, human agency
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event
[i′vent] (computer science)
The moment of time at which a specified change of state occurs; usually marks the completion of an asynchronous input/output operation.
(geology)
An incident of probable tectonic significance, but whose full implications are unknown.
(industrial engineering)
A specified accomplishment in a program at a particular time; appears as a node in a graphic representation of an endeavor with a specific objective (project).
(physics)
A point in space-time.
(statistics)
A mathematical model of the result of a conceptual experiment; this model is a measurable subset of a probability space.
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event
In a CPM arrow diagram, the starting point for an activity; occurs only when all work preceding it has been performed.
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event
(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.
See also event-driven.
event
(data)A transaction or other activity that affects the
records in a file.
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