- trigger
- See: QUICK ON THE TRIGGER.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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Trigger — may refer to: * Trigger (firearms), a mechanism that actuates the firing of firearms * Trigger pad, a device used in electronic percussion * Image trigger, a device used in highspeed cameras * Schmitt trigger, an electronic circuit * USS Trigger… … Wikipedia
Trigger (EP) — Trigger EP de In Flames Publicación 10 de Junio del 2003 Género(s) Death metal melódico Duración 17:26 Discográfica Nuclear Blast … Wikipedia Español
trigger — TRÍGGER s.n. Circuit electronic cu două stări distincte a cărui declanşare se face prin impuls exterior. [pr.: trígăr] – cuv. engl. Trimis de LauraGellner, 01.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 TRÍGGER s.n. 1. (fiz.) Triodă cu catod rece, servind ca releu… … Dicționar Român
trigger — [tʀigœʀ; tʀigɛʀ] n. m. ÉTYM. 1968, Larousse; mot angl., « déclenchement », du néerl. trekker. ❖ ♦ Anglicisme. 1 Techn. Déclencheur, dans une machine à calculer électronique. 2 Méd … Encyclopédie Universelle
trigger — (n.) 1650s, earlier tricker (1620s), from Du. trekker trigger, from trekken to pull (see TREK (Cf. trek)). Tricker was the usual form in English until c.1750. The verb is first recorded 1930, from the noun. Trigger happy is attested from 1943 … Etymology dictionary
trigger — [trig′ər] n. [earlier tricker < Du trekker < trekken, to draw, pull: see TREK] 1. a small lever or part which when pulled or pressed releases a catch, spring, etc. 2. in firearms, a small lever pressed back by the finger to activate the… … English World dictionary
Trigger — Trig ger, n. [For older tricker, from D. trekker, fr. trekken to draw, pull. See {Trick}, n.] 1. A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mech.) A piece, as a lever, which is connected with a catch or detent as a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trigger — index launch (initiate), originate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
trigger — / trigə/, it. / trig:er/ s. ingl. [propr. grilletto , der. di (to ) trig bloccare ], usato in ital. al masch. (elettron.) [segnale di comando di dispositivi elettronici] ▶◀ scatto … Enciclopedia Italiana
trigger — Trigger Триггер (двоичный, двухуровневый) Электронная логическая схема на двух двухуровневых элементах с положительной обратной связью, имеющая два устойчивых состояния единичное и нулевое, которые обозначаются соответственно 1 и 0. Такое… … Толковый англо-русский словарь по нанотехнологии. - М.
trigger — The verb has inflected forms triggered, triggering … Modern English usage
