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Event can refer to:
- A phenomenon, any observable occurrence, or an extraordinary occurence
A type of gathering:
- A ceremony, for example, a marriage
- A competition, for example, a sports competition
- A convention (meeting), for example, a gaming convention
- 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, for example, a birthday party
In science, technology, and mathematics:
- Event (computing), a software message indicating that something has happened, such as a keystroke or mouse click
- 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 horizon, a boundary in spacetime, often referring to black holes
- Extinction event, a sharp decrease in the number of species in a short period of time
- Celestial event, an astronomical phenomenon of interest
- Event, in a particle collider, a collision producing detectable results
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
See also
- Eventing, an equestrian event comprising dressage, cross-country and show-jumping
- Event management
- Event planning
- News, new information or information on current events
- Portal:Current events (Wikipedia portal)
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