seventh

adj : coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in

position [syn: {7th}]

n 1: position seven in a countable series of things

2: a seventh part [syn: {one-seventh}]

3: the musical interval between one note and another seven

notes away from it

event

1. An occurrence or happening of significance to a

task or program, such as the completion of an asynchronous

input/output operation. A task may wait for an event or any

of a set of events or it may (request to) receive asynchronous

notification (a {signal} or {interrupt}) that the event has

occurred.

See also {event-driven}.

2. A transaction or other activity that affects the

records in a file.

(2000-02-09)