trigger
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Originally tricker, from Dutch trekker, from trekken (“‘to pull’”).
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[edit] Noun
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trigger (plural triggers)
- A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.
- A similar device used to activate any mechanism.
- An event that initiates others, or incites a response.
- A pulse in an electronic circuit that initiates some component.
- (computing) An SQL procedure that may be initiated when a record is inserted, updated or deleted; typically used to maintain referential integrity.
[edit] Translations
finger-operated lever used to fire a gun
similar device used to activate any mechanism
pulse in an electronic circuit that initiates some component
SQL procedure
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[edit] Verb
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to trigger (third-person singular simple present triggers, present participle triggering, simple past and past participle triggered)
- (transitive) to fire a weapon
- (transitive) to initiate something
[edit] Translations
to fire a weapon
to initiate something
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