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trigger

Machinery a device that releases a spring-loaded mechanism or a similar arrangement

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trigger

[′trig·ər]

(computer science)

To execute a jump to the first instruction of a program after the program has been loaded into the computer. Also known as initiate.

(electronics)

To initiate an action, which then continues for a period of time, as by applying a pulse to a trigger circuit.

The pulse used to initiate the action of a trigger circuit.

trigger circuit

(ordnance)

A metallic item, part of the firing mechanism of a firearm, designed to release a firing pin by the application of pressure by the finger.

Trigger

Roy Roger’s horse. [TV: “The Roy Rogers Show” in Terrace, II, 260]

See: Horse

trigger

(database)

An action causing the automatic invocation of a procedure, for instance to preserve referential integrity. A triggers goes into effect when a user attempts to modify data with an insert, delete, or update command. A trigger can instruct the system to take any number of actions when a specified change is attempted. By preventing incorrect, unauthorized, or inconsistent changes to data, triggers help maintain the integrity of the database.

[Sybase SQL Server Release 10.0 Transact-SQL User's Guide].

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The maximum 1 hour rainfall is 21mm on July 10th and Lianshan Bridge debris flow triggered at the same time around 3 am.

Caracteristicas y procesos dinamicos de los catastroficos movimientos de detritos en el condado de Wenchuan, China, el 10 de julio de 2013--caso de estudio

Fluid flow triggers a variety of responses in vascular endothelial cells (ECs), such as initiation of signal transduction, modulation of gene expression, and remodeling of cytoskeletal and related structures.

Response of vascular endothelial cells to fluid flow

A paper, 'The December 2012 Mayo River debris flow triggered by Super Typhoon Bopha in Mindanao, Philippines: Lessons learned and questions raised,' published in the journal of Natural Hazards and Earth Systems Sciences, posits that the high fatality rate was caused in part by lack of preparedness and swift action on the part of national and local authorities.

Lessons from 'Bopha,' aka 'Pablo'

On Friday morning, at least 10 families (50 people) living along river channels in Barangay (village) Mapaso near Mount Bulusan in Irosin town, Sorsogon, were evacuated due to threats of lahar flow triggered by heavy rain since Thursday, a report from the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (RDRRMC) said.