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What does event mean?

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Noun
  1. An occurrence; something that happens.
  2. One of several contests that combine to make up a competition.
  3. An end result; an outcome (now chiefly in phrases).
  4. (physics) A point in spacetime having three spatial coordinates and one temporal coordinate.
  5. (computing) 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.
  6. (probability theory) A set of some of the possible outcomes; a subset of the sample space.
  7. (obsolete) An affair in hand; business; enterprise.
  8. (medicine) An episode of severe health conditions.
Verb
  1. (obsolete) To occur, take place.
Verb
  1. (obsolete, intransitive) To be emitted or breathed out; to evaporate.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To expose to the air, ventilate.
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