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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
4887=item backend
4888
4889The part of the code dealing with the operating system interfaces.
4886 4890
4887=item callback 4891=item callback
4888 4892
4889The address of a function that is called when some event has been 4893The address of a function that is called when some event has been
4890detected. Callbacks are being passed the event loop, the watcher that 4894detected. Callbacks are being passed the event loop, the watcher that
4891received the event, and the actual event bitset. 4895received the event, and the actual event bitset.
4892 4896
4893=item callback invocation 4897=item callback/watcher invocation
4894 4898
4895The act of calling the callback associated with a watcher. 4899The act of calling the callback associated with a watcher.
4896 4900
4897=item event 4901=item event
4898 4902
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4917The model used to describe how an event loop handles and processes 4921The model used to describe how an event loop handles and processes
4918watchers and events. 4922watchers and events.
4919 4923
4920=item pending 4924=item pending
4921 4925
4922A watcher is pending as soon as the corresponding event has been detected, 4926A 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 4927detected. 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 4928
4929=item real time 4929=item real time
4930 4930
4931The physical time that is observed. It is apparently strictly monotonic :) 4931The physical time that is observed. It is apparently strictly monotonic :)
4932 4932
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4939=item watcher 4939=item watcher
4940 4940
4941A data structure that describes interest in certain events. Watchers need 4941A data structure that describes interest in certain events. Watchers need
4942to be started (attached to an event loop) before they can receive events. 4942to be started (attached to an event loop) before they can receive events.
4943 4943
4944=item watcher invocation
4945
4946The act of calling the callback associated with a watcher.
4947
4948=back 4944=back
4949 4945
4950=head1 AUTHOR 4946=head1 AUTHOR
4951 4947
4952Marc Lehmann <libev@schmorp.de>, with repeated corrections by Mikael Magnusson. 4948Marc Lehmann <libev@schmorp.de>, with repeated corrections by Mikael Magnusson.

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