event-driven application
[/ɪˈvent ˈdrɪvən ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃən/]
nounpl: event-driven applications
aplicação orientada por eventos
1. A software application designed to detect, process, and respond to events or state changes in real-time, where the flow of execution is determined by events rather than sequential instructions
Modern web applications are often event-driven, responding to user interactions like clicks and keystrokes.
Aplicações web modernas são frequentemente orientadas por eventos, respondendo a interações do usuário como cliques e digitações.
2. An application architecture pattern where the program execution is triggered by external or internal events such as user actions, sensor inputs, or message arrivals
This event-driven application can process multiple user requests simultaneously without blocking.
Esta aplicação orientada por eventos pode processar múltiplas requisições de usuários simultaneamente sem bloquear.
Event-driven applications are fundamental to modern software development in both Brazil and the United States. This term is widely used in tech communities, startups, and enterprise environments across both countries. In Brazil, the adoption of event-driven architectures has grown significantly with the expansion of fintech and digital transformation initiatives. The terminology is largely standardized across both Portuguese-speaking and English-speaking tech communities, with 'event-driven' often kept in English even in Portuguese technical documentation.
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