(computing) programming construct that waits for and dispatches events or messages in a program

plural of event loop

(euphemistic, astronautics, engineering) An explosion.

plural of event derivative

plural of event-goer

A particularly shocking medical error that should never occur.

One who attends an event.

(taxonomy) a moment when the evolutional lineage splits, starting history of a new species.

(theology) The Incarnation, considered as a historical event rather than a matter of theology.

(video games) An interactive cut scene-like sequence in a video game where the player has a limited time in which to push a button, or sequence of buttons, displayed on screen.