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trigger (1) A mechanism that initiates an action when an event occurs such as reaching a certain time or date or upon receiving some type of input. A trigger generally causes a program routine to be executed.(2) In a database management system (DBMS), a trigger is an SQL procedure that is executed when a record is added or deleted. It is used to maintain referential integrity in the database. A trigger may also execute a stored procedure. Triggers and stored procedures are built into DBMSs used in client/server environments. See intelligent database. (3) A condition that initiates the harmful effects of a logic bomb such as many viruses and worms. Many forms of malicious software use particular dates as triggers. Some viruses count the number of infections and trigger their payloads at a specific number. trigger Machinery a device that releases a spring-loaded mechanism or a similar arrangement trigger [′trigĀ·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. (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
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