Event vs. Incident

Difference Between Event and Incident
Eventnoun
An occurrence; something that happens.
Incidentnoun
An event or occurrence.
Eventnoun
A prearranged social activity (function, etc.)
I went to an event in San Francisco last week.Where will the event be held?Incidentnoun
A (relatively minor) event that is incidental to, or related to others.
Eventnoun
One of several contests that combine to make up a competition.
Incidentnoun
An event that causes or may cause an interruption or a crisis, such as a workplace illness or a software error.
Eventnoun
An end result; an outcome (now chiefly in phrases).
In the event, he turned out to have what I needed anyway.Incidentadjective
Arising as the result of an event, inherent.
Eventnoun
(physics) A point in spacetime having three spatial coordinates and one temporal coordinate.
Incidentadjective
Falling on or striking a surface.
The incident light illuminated the surface.Eventnoun
(computing) A possible action that the user can perform that is monitored by an application or the operating system (event listener). When an event occurs an event handler is called which performs a specific task.
Incidentadjective
Coming or happening accidentally; not in the usual course of things; not in connection with the main design; not according to expectation; casual; fortuitous.
Eventnoun
(probability theory) A set of some of the possible outcomes; a subset of the sample space.
If is a random variable representing the toss of a six-sided die, then its sample space could be denoted as {1,2,3,4,5,6}. Examples of events could be: , , and .Incidentadjective
Liable to happen; apt to occur; befalling; hence, naturally happening or appertaining.
Eventnoun
(obsolete) An affair in hand; business; enterprise.
Incidentadjective
(legal) Dependent upon, or appertaining to, another thing, called the principal.
Eventnoun
(medicine) An episode of severe health conditions.
Incidentnoun
a single distinct event
Eventverb
(obsolete) To occur, take place.
Incidentnoun
a public disturbance;
the police investigated an incident at the bus stationEventverb
To be emitted or breathed out; to evaporate.
Incidentadjective
falling or striking on something
Eventverb
To expose to the air, ventilate.
Incidentadjective
(sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence;
incidental expensesthe road will bring other incidental advantagesextra duties incidental to the joblabor problems incidental to a rapid expansionconfusion incidental to a quick changeEventnoun
something that happens at a given place and time
Eventnoun
a special set of circumstances;
in that event, the first possibility is excludedit may rain in which case the picnic will be canceledEventnoun
a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory
Eventnoun
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon;
the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwisehis decision had depressing consequences for businesshe acted very wise after the event