event

In LotusScript, an action or occurrence to which an application responds. That action can be a user-generated one, such as a mouse click; a system-generated one, such as the elapsing of a set amount of time on the computer's clock; or an application-generated one, such as the saving of a document via the product's autosave feature. Each LotusObject can respond to a predefined set of events, those defined for the class that the object is an instance of. Events are the primary way to initiate the execution of scripts: when a script is attached to an object event, it is executed when the event occurs. In the Calendar, an entry with a duration of at least one day. For example, an all-day meeting or a vacation is an event.

Any significant occurrence in the system or in an application that requires users to be notified, or an entry to be added to a log. [Exchange 2003]

A geographic feature occurring on or along a linear feature. There are three event types: linear, continuous, and point. For example, a left lane closure on route I-10 from the 1.5 to 2.1 mileposts is a linear event. A continuous event is a linear event where the start position of a segment is the same as the end position of its preceding event, such as for speed limits. A point event occurs at a point along a route, for example, an accident at milepost 6.3 on route I-10. In ARC/INFO, an event is defined in terms of a route and measures along the route. See also route-system.

Any observable occurrence in a network or system.

An occurrence or happening, usually significant to the performance of a function, operation, or task. 2. In Integrated Services Digital Networks (ISDN), an instantaneous occurrence that changes at least one of the attributes of the global status of a managed object. Note: An event (a) may be persistent or temporary, thus allowing for functions, such as surveillance, monitoring, and performance measurement, (b) may generate reports, (c) may be spontaneous or planned, (d) may trigger other events, and (e) may be triggered by one or more other events.