javascript jquery events

jquery/javascript: function(e){… what is e? why is it needed? what does it actually do/accomplish? 

$('#myTable').click(function(e) {
    var clicked = $(e.target);
    clicked.css('background', 'red');
});

Can someone explain this to me, and explain why e is needed, and what it actually does..

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