trigger
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (firearms) A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.Examples: "Just pull the trigger."; "[W]e pull'd aſide the Tricker, and obſerv'd, that according to our expectation the force of the Spring of the Lock vvas not ſenſibly abated by the abſence of the Air."
2. (psychology) An event, experience or other stimulus that initiates a traumatic memory or a strong reaction in a person.
3. (music) An electronic transducer allowing a drum, cymbal, etc. to control an electronic drum unit or similar device.
4. (music) A device that manually lengthens (or sometimes shortens) the slide or tubing of a brass instrument, allowing the pitch range to be altered while playing.
5. (electronics) A pulse in an electronic circuit that initiates some component.
6. (databases) An SQL procedure that may be initiated when a record is inserted, updated or deleted; typically used to maintain referential integrity.
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To fire (a weapon).Examples: "A U235 bomb would therefore need to incorporate a gun weighing ten tons. Then there was the question of initiating or triggering the bomb."Synonyms: activate, detonate, fire, set offtransitive
2. (transitive) To cause, to precipitate, to bring (something) about in response or as a result.Examples: "The controversial article triggered a deluge of angry letters from readers."; "The accident followed torrential early morning rain that triggered widespread flooding across Scotland's tracks, including south of Carmont."Synonyms: precipitate, set off, cause, activate, initiatetransitive
3. (transitive, figurative) To spark a response, especially a negative emotional response, in (a person).Examples: "This story contains a rape scene and may be triggering for rape victims."; "People get triggered simply by seeing a Trump."; "I encountered a forum user who didn't agree with me, so I wrote some comments with my political slogans to trigger that clueless kiddo."Synonyms: push someone's buttonsfigurativelytransitive
4. (intransitive, especially electronics) To activate; to become active.Examples: "Sodium nitrite (750 ppm) was added after the alarm triggered at three hours, and corrosion did not occur for over eight hours."especiallyintransitive
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