vent

n 1: an opening for the escape of gas or air [syn: {venthole}, {blowhole}]

2: external opening of urinary or genital system of a lower

vertebrate

3: a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some

other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt

[syn: {volcano}, {crater}]

v 1: give expression or utterance to; "She vented her anger";

"The graduates gave vent to cheers" [syn: {ventilate}, {give

vent}]

2: expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; "air

the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms"

[syn: {ventilate}, {air out}, {air}]

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)