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Webster 1913 Edition
Trigger
1.
A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.
2.
(Mech.)
A piece, as a lever, which is connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it; especially
(Firearms)
, the part of a lock which is moved by the finger to release the cock and discharge the piece. Trigger fish
(Zool.)
, a large plectognath fish (
Balistes Carolinensis
or Balistes capriscus
) common on the southern coast of the United States, and valued as a food fish in some localities. Its rough skin is used for scouring and polishing in the place of sandpaper. Called also leather jacket
, and turbot
.Webster 1828 Edition
Trigger
TRIG'GER
, n.1.
A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.2.
The catch of a musket or pistol; the part which being pulled, looses the lock for striking fire.Definition 2024
trigger
trigger
English
Noun
trigger (plural triggers)
- A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.
- Just pull the trigger.
- A similar device used to activate any mechanism.
- An event that initiates others, or incites a response.
- Sleeping in an unfamiliar room can be a trigger for sleepwalking.
- A concept or image that upsets somebody.
- I can't watch that violent film. Blood is one of my triggers.
- (psychology) An event, experience or other stimulus that initiates a traumatic memory or action in a person.
- (electronics) A pulse in an electronic circuit that initiates some component.
- (databases) An SQL procedure that may be initiated when a record is inserted, updated or deleted; typically used to maintain referential integrity.
- (online gaming) A text string that, when received by a player, will cause the player to execute a certain command.
- (archaic) A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.
Derived terms
- trigger-happy
- trigger point
- trigger warning
Translations
finger-operated lever used to fire a gun
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similar device used to activate any mechanism
event that initiates others, or incites a response
pulse in an electronic circuit that initiates some component
SQL procedure
Verb
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.
- The controversial article triggered a deluge of angry letters from readers.
- (transitive) To spark a response, especially a negative emotional response, in (someone).
- This story contains a rape scene and may be triggering for rape victims.
Translations
to fire a weapon
to initiate something
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See also
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Trigger on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Database trigger on Wikipedia.Wikipedia