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4875 4875
4876=over 4 4876=over 4
4877 4877
4878=item active 4878=item active
4879 4879
4880A watcher is active as long as it has been started (has been attached to 4880A watcher is active as long as it has been started and not yet stopped.
4881an event loop) but not yet stopped (disassociated from the event loop). 4881See L<WATCHER STATES> for details.
4882 4882
4883=item application 4883=item application
4884 4884
4885In this document, an application is whatever is using libev. 4885In this document, an application is whatever is using libev.
4886 4886
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4888 4888
4889The address of a function that is called when some event has been 4889The address of a function that is called when some event has been
4890detected. Callbacks are being passed the event loop, the watcher that 4890detected. Callbacks are being passed the event loop, the watcher that
4891received the event, and the actual event bitset. 4891received the event, and the actual event bitset.
4892 4892
4893=item callback invocation 4893=item callback/watcher invocation
4894 4894
4895The act of calling the callback associated with a watcher. 4895The act of calling the callback associated with a watcher.
4896 4896
4897=item event 4897=item event
4898 4898
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4917The model used to describe how an event loop handles and processes 4917The model used to describe how an event loop handles and processes
4918watchers and events. 4918watchers and events.
4919 4919
4920=item pending 4920=item pending
4921 4921
4922A watcher is pending as soon as the corresponding event has been detected, 4922A watcher is pending as soon as the corresponding event has been
4923and stops being pending as soon as the watcher will be invoked or its 4923detected. See L<WATCHER STATES> for details.
4924pending status is explicitly cleared by the application.
4925
4926A watcher can be pending, but not active. Stopping a watcher also clears
4927its pending status.
4928 4924
4929=item real time 4925=item real time
4930 4926
4931The physical time that is observed. It is apparently strictly monotonic :) 4927The physical time that is observed. It is apparently strictly monotonic :)
4932 4928
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4939=item watcher 4935=item watcher
4940 4936
4941A data structure that describes interest in certain events. Watchers need 4937A data structure that describes interest in certain events. Watchers need
4942to be started (attached to an event loop) before they can receive events. 4938to be started (attached to an event loop) before they can receive events.
4943 4939
4944=item watcher invocation
4945
4946The act of calling the callback associated with a watcher.
4947
4948=back 4940=back
4949 4941
4950=head1 AUTHOR 4942=head1 AUTHOR
4951 4943
4952Marc Lehmann <libev@schmorp.de>, with repeated corrections by Mikael Magnusson. 4944Marc Lehmann <libev@schmorp.de>, with repeated corrections by Mikael Magnusson.

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