seventy

adj : being ten more than sixty [syn: {70}, {lxx}]

n : the cardinal number that is the product of ten and seven

[syn: {70}, {LXX}]

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)