trigger

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Trigger ( . Engl trigger) shall apply:

  • in common usage an event that sets another event or a chain of events or several events in motion at the same time.
  • in systems theory the basic definition of the term, see trigger (systems theory) .
  • in photography a mechanism by which the shutter of the lens is opened to allow exposure of the film, see shutter release (photography) .
  • the trigger of a gun.
  • in behavioral biology signals that cause a certain instinctive behavior in the recipient, see key stimulus .
  • in medicine, a stimulus that provokes, maintains or aggravates a disease or symptom, but without being the cause of the disease or the symptom.
  • in psychology a stimulus that triggers a flashback .

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