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event An action initiated either by the user or the computer. An example of a user event is any mouse movement or a keystroke. An example of an internally generated event is a notification based on the time of day. See event driven, event handler and event management system.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 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. 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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