(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.

(astronomy, meteorology, aviation) Any of a variety of upper atmospheric optical phenomena associated with thunderstorms.

(programming, paradigm) Synonym of event-driven programming

(programming, paradigm) A programming paradigm where the flow of the program is determined by events.

plural of event-driven architecture

(software engineering) A software architectural pattern promoting the production, detection, consumption of, and reaction to events.

(economics) The impact of a highly improbable occurrence on the economy.

The measurable brain response to a specific sensory, cognitive, or motor event.

plural of event-related potential

(chiefly science fiction) Synonym of mass extinction