trigger

English

Etymology

Originally tricker, from Dutch trekker, from trekken (“to pull”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈtɹɪɡə/
• Rhymes: -ɪɡə(r)

Noun

trigger (plural triggers)

1. A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.
2. A similar device used to activate any mechanism.
3. An event that initiates others, or incites a response.
4. (electronics) A pulse in an electronic circuit that initiates some component.
5. (computing) An SQL procedure that may be initiated when a record is inserted, updated or deleted; typically used to maintain referential integrity.
6. (online gaming) A text string that, when received by a player, will cause the player to execute a certain command.
7. (archaic) A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.

Translations

finger-operated lever used to fire a gun

Chinese: Mandarin: 扳機 (zh), 扳机 (zh) (bānjī) Czech: spoušť (cs) f. Danish: udløser (da) c. Finnish: liipaisin (fi) French: gachette (fr) f. German: Abzug (de) m. Greek: σκανδάλη (el) (skandáli) f. Indonesian: pelatuk (id) Italian: grilletto (it) m.

Japanese: 引き金 (ja) (ひきがね, hikigane) Malay: picu (ms) n. Norwegian Bokmål: utløser, utløyser Norwegian Nynorsk: utløysar (nn) Portuguese: gatilho (pt) m. Russian: спусковой крючок (ru) (spuskovój krjučók) m. Scottish Gaelic: snap (gd) m. Spanish: gatillo (es) m. Turkish: [4, 5] tetikleme (tr)

similar device used to activate any mechanism

Czech: spoušť (cs) f. Danish: udløser (da) c. German: Auslöser (de) m.

Greek: σκανδάλη (el) ((skandáli) f. Italian: levetta (it) f.

event that initiates others, or incites a response

Czech: spoušť (cs) f., spouštěč (cs) m. Indonesian: pemicu (id)

Italian: innesco (it) m., detonatore (it) m.

pulse in an electronic circuit that initiates some component

Italian: impulso (it) m.

SQL procedure

Chinese: Mandarin: 觸發器 (zh), 触发器 (zh) (chùfāqì)

Japanese: トリガ (ja) (toriga) Russian: триггер (ru) (trígger) m.

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French: gâchette f. (1), déclenchement m. (3) German: Abzug m., Auslöser m. Icelandic: gikkur m., byssugikkur m.

Maori: keu Polish: spust m. Spanish: gatillo m., disparador m.

Verb

trigger (third-person singular simple present triggers, present participle triggering, simple past and past participle triggered)

1. (transitive) to fire a weapon
2. (transitive) to initiate something

Translations

to fire a weapon

Dutch: afvuren (nl), vuren (nl) Finnish: laukaista (fi) Greek: πυροδοτώ (el) (pyrodotó)

Hungarian: elsüt (hu) Italian: premere il grilletto (it) Turkish: ateşlemek (tr)

to initiate something

Dutch: initiëren (nl), activeren (nl) Finnish: käynnistää (fi) German: auslösen (de) Greek: πυροδοτώ (el) (pyrodotó)

Hungarian: kivált (hu) Italian: innescare (it) Portuguese: desencadear (pt)

See also

• Trigger on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Database trigger on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Database trigger

External links

• trigger in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• trigger in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• trigger at OneLook Dictionary Search