The EventTarget interface is defined in the W3C Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Events Specification. (Refer to http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/REC-DOM-Level-2-Events-20001113.)

The EventTarget interface is implemented by all Nodes in an implementation which supports the DOM Event Model. Therefore, this interface can be obtained by using binding-specific casting methods on an instance of the Node interface. The interface allows registration and removal of EventListeners on an EventTarget and dispatch of events to that EventTarget.