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Definition of event-driven - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

reactive control

Rare

triggered by specific occurrences or actions

Rare

The software uses an event-driven architecture to respond to user inputs.

triggered

technology

TECH

controlled by events like user actions or messages

TECH

The software uses an event-driven architecture.

event-based

reactive

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event-driven programmingn.

programming paradigm where program flow is determined by events

Event-driven programming is essential for developing interactive applications.

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EDDacr.

acr: Event-Driven Developmentsoftware design focusing on events triggering actions

Server-Sent Eventsn.

communicationevent-driven communication from server to client

Examples of event-driven in a sentence

The event-driven model improved the system's efficiency.
Event-driven programming is essential for real-time applications.
An event-driven system responds quickly to inputs.
The app's event-driven design improves user interaction.

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French:basé sur des événements, basé sur les événements, ...
German:ereignisgesteuert, ereignisbasiert, ...
Italian:event-driven, ...
Spanish:basado en eventos, ...
Portuguese:orientado a eventos, controlado por eventos, ...
Chinese:事件驱动, 事件驱动的, ...
Japanese:イベント駆動型の, イベントベースの, ...
Arabic:قائم على الأحداث, مُعْتَمِد عَلَى الْأَحْدَاث, ...
Hebrew:מֻפְעָל עַל יְדֵי אֵרוּעִים, מוּנְחֵה אֵירוּעִים, ...
Russian:событийно-ориентированный, событийно-управляемый, ...
Ukrainian:подіє-орієнтований, подієво-орієнтований, ...
Hindi:घटना-प्रेरित, घटना-चालित, ...
Bengali:ইভেন্ট-চালিত, ...
Catalan:orientat a esdeveniments, controlat per esdeveniments, ...
Danish:hændelsesdrevet, begivenhedsdrevet, ...
Dutch:event-gedreven, event-driven, ...
Greek:γεγονότο-κεντρικός, γεγονότο-ελεγχόμενος, ...
Korean:이벤트 기반의, 이벤트 중심의, ...
Persian:رویداد محور, رویداد-محور, ...
Polish:zdarzeniowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):acionado por eventos, dirigido por eventos, ...
Romanian:bazat pe evenimente, orientat pe evenimente, ...
Swedish:händelsestyrd, ...
Thai:ขับเคลื่อนด้วยเหตุการณ์, ...
Turkish:olay odaklı, etkinlik tabanlı, ...
Vietnamese:được kích hoạt bởi sự kiện, điều khiển bởi sự kiện, ...

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