Event

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Event may refer to:

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1Gatherings of people
2In science, technology, and mathematics
3In arts and entertainment
4See also

Gatherings of people[edit]
Ceremony, an event of ritual significance, performed on a special occasion
Convention (meeting), a gathering of individuals engaged in some common interest
Event management, the organization of events
Festival, an event that celebrates some unique aspect of a community
Happening, a type of artistic performance
Media event, an event created for publicity
Party, a large social or recreational gathering
Sporting event, at which athletic competition takes place

In science, technology, and mathematics[edit]

Event (computing), a software message indicating that something has happened, such as a
keystroke or mouse click
Event (philosophy), an object in time, or an instantiation of a property in an object
Event (probability theory), a set of outcomes to which a probability is assigned
Event (relativity), a point in space at an instant in time, i.e. a location in spacetime
Event (synchronization primitive), a type of synchronization mechanism
Event (UML), in Unified Modeling Language, a notable occurrence at a particular point in time
Event (particle physics), refers to the results just after a fundamental interaction took place
between subatomic particles
Event horizon, a boundary in spacetime, typically surrounding a black hole, beyond which
events cannot affect an exterior observer
Celestial event, an astronomical phenomenon of interest
Extinction event, a sharp decrease in the number of extant species in a short period of time
Impact event, in which an extraterrestrial object impacts planet
Mental event, something that happens in the mind, such as a thought

In arts and entertainment[edit]

The Event, an American conspiracy thriller television series for NBC
The Event (2003 film), a 2003 film directed by Thom Fitzgerald
Derren Brown: The Events, a Channel 4 television series featuring the illusionist Derren Brown
Event, a literary magazine published by Douglas College

See also[edit]
Competition, a contest between organisms, animals, individuals, groups, etc.
Disaster, an event causing significant damage or destruction, loss of life, or change to the
environment
Event chain methodology, in project management
Eventing, an equestrian event comprising dressage, cross-country and show-jumping
Eventive (disambiguation)
Grouped Events, in philosophy, the experience of two or more events that occur in sequence or
concurrently that can be subsequently categorized
News, new information or information on current events
Phenomenon, any observable occurrence
Portal:Current events (Wikipedia portal)
Sequence of events
Sustainable event management or Event Greening
The Event (disambiguation)