event handler

noun

A method or subroutine that handles an event.

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listener
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Meanings

nounevent handler (plural event handlers)

plural event handlers

  1. computingA method or subroutine that handles an event.

    Synonyms: listener

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA method or subroutine that handles an event.

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listener

Translations

German Ereignisbehandler
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APA

event handler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/event%20handler

MLA

“event handler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/event%20handler. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “event handler,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/event%20handler.

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