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Line 18: === Event handling === A callback can be used for event handling. Often, consuming code registers a callback for a particular type of event. When that event occurs, the callback is called. Callbacks are often used to program the [[graphical user interface]] (GUI) of a program that runs in a [[windowing system]]. The application supplies a reference to a custom callback function for the windowing system to call. The windowing system calls this function to notify the application of events like [[computer mouse\|mouse]] clicks and [[computer keyboard\|key]] presses. === Asynchronous action ===

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