Event

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Event can refer to many things such as:

A type of gathering:

A ceremony, for example, a marriage ceremony
A competition, for example, a sports competition
A convention (meeting), also known as a conference
A happening, a performance or situation meant to be considered as art
A festival, for example, a musical event
A media event, a happening that attracts coverage by mass media
A party (including internal business function or staff party)
A sporting event
A corporate or business function, a profit driven event meant to raise awareness of a company's brand and/or products & services.

In science, technology, and mathematics:

Event (computing), a software message indicating that something has happened, such as a keystroke or mouse click
Event (synchronization primitive), a type of synchronization mechanism.
Event, Particle accelerator, experiments which produce high energy (Electron volt|MeV, GeV, and TeV) subatomic particle collisions
Event (probability theory), a set of outcomes to which a probability is assigned
Event (UML), in Unified Modeling Language, a notable occurrence at a particular point in time
Event chain methodology, in project management
Event (relativity), a point in space at an instant in time, i.e. a location in spacetime
Event horizon, a boundary in spacetime, typically surrounding a black hole, beyond which events cannot affect an exterior observer
Extinction event, a sharp decrease in the number of species in a short period of time
An impact event by an extraterrestial object on a planet
Celestial event, an astronomical phenomenon of interest

In philosophy:

Event (philosophy), an object in time, or an instantiation of a property in an object
Mental event, something that happens in the mind, such as a thought
Grouped Events, the experience of two or more events that occur in sequence or concurrently that can be subsequently categorized

In Film, television, theatre and literature:

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