The word event can have several meanings:

In culture and social life:

• Festival, for example a musical event
• Ceremony, for example a marriage
• Competition, for example a sports competition
• Party, for example a birthday party
• Convention (meeting), for example a gaming convention

In science and mathematics:

• Event horizon, a boundary in spacetime, often referring to black holes
• Event, in a particle collider, a collision producing detectable results
• Event in probability theory

In technology:

• Event-driven programming, in which an event is a software message that indicates something has happened, such as a keystroke or mouse click
• Event chain methodology, in project management
• Event (UML), in Unified Modeling Language

In philosophy:

• Event (philosophy)
• Brain event, anything that happens in the brain
• Mental event, something that happens in the mind, such as a thought

See also

• News
• Current events portal
• Event planning

A festival is an event usually and ordinarily staged by a local community which centers on some unique aspect of that community A ceremony is an activity infused with Ritual significance performed on a special occasion Competition is a rivalry between individuals groups nations or animals for territory or resources A party is a Social gathering for Celebration and Recreation. A convention, in the sense of a meeting is a gathering of individuals who meet at a arid place and time in order to discuss or engage in some common interest In General relativity, an event horizon is a boundary in Spacetime, an area surrounding a Black hole or a Wormhole, inside which events cannot A collider is a type of a Particle accelerator involving directed beams of particles. In Probability theory, an event is a set of outcomes (a Subset of the Sample space) to which a probability is assigned Probability theory is the branch of Mathematics concerned with analysis of random phenomena In Computer programming, event-driven programming or event-based programming is a Programming paradigm in which the flow of the program is determined Event chain methodology is an uncertainty modeling and schedule Network analysis technique that is focused on identifying and managing events and event chains that affect In the Unified Modeling Language, an event is a notable occurrence at a particular point in time In Philosophy, events are objects in Time or instantiations of properties in objects A mental event is a particular occurrence of something going on in the Mind or mind substitute A mental event is a particular occurrence of something going on in the Mind or mind substitute News is any new information or information on Current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or Word of mouth Event planning is the process of planning a Festival, Ceremony, Competition, Party, or convention.

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