What does it mean when a software update needs to "send apple events"?

I've recently upgraded macOS from some 4 year old version of macOS 10 to Sonoma 14.7.2. I then installed a new version of Sublime Text, which frequently asks me to download the latest update. After clicking "download" and then clicking "install", a macOS message box opens warning me of Sublime Text's intention to access Finder and send "apple events". I think that software updates will need to access Finder, but I've never before heard of sending apple events and I don't know what that means. Do the "events" refer to accessing Finder only, or does it refer to contacting the Apple corporation, or something else? >“Sublime Text.app” wants access to control “Finder.app”. Allowing control will provide access to documents and data in “Finder.app”, and to perform actions within that app. > >A program run by Sublime Text requires sending apple events Alas, I see too late that there is a "?" button on the top right, but an answer here will reach other readers as well, so I'll keep this question here. [](https://i.sstatic.net/F075jYqV.png)