Trigger

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Trigger may refer to:

Notable animals and people

Trigger (horse), owned by cowboy star Roy Rogers
Trigger Alpert (1916–2013), American jazz bassist
Bruce Trigger (1937–2006), Canadian archaeologist
Damon Trigger (born 1972), New Zealand born former English cricketer
Hannah Trigger (born 1987), Australian snowboarder

Technology

Trigger (firearms), a mechanism that actuates the firing of firearms
Database trigger, procedural code that is automatically executed in response to certain events
Dead man's trigger, a safety device that activates safeguards if the operator is incapacitated
Flip-flop (electronics), called a trigger circuit by IBM
Image trigger, a device used in high speed cameras
Schmitt trigger, an electronic circuit
Trigger function, in event-driven programming

Art, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

Trigger (Only Fools and Horses), a BBC sitcom character played by Roger Lloyd-Pack
Trigger Argee, a fictional character in a series of science fiction short stories by James H. Schmitz
Devil Trigger, a transformation ability found in the Devil May Cry series
Trigger, a fictional horse in "Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)"

Films

Trigger (film), a 2010 Canadian film
Trigger, Jr. (1950), a 1950 American film starring Roy Rogers

Literature

The Trigger, a 1999 science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke and Michael P. Kube-McDowell
Triggers (novel), a 2012 science fiction novel by Robert J. Sawyer

Music

Groups and labels

Trigger (band), a Serbian hard rock/heavy metal band

Albums and EPs

Trigger (EP), a 2003 EP and song by the Swedish band In Flames
Trigger (Porno Graffitti album), a 2010 album by the Japanese band Porno Graffitti
Trigger (Quist Album)

Instruments

Trigger (drums), a transducer that allows a drum to control an electronic device
Trigger (guitar), the Martin N-20 guitar played by Willie Nelson
Trigger (trombone), a switch that enables a trombonist to switch from one set of tubing to another
Trigger pad, a device used in electronic percussion

Brands and enterprises

Studio Trigger, a Japanese animation studio founded by Hiroyuki Imaishi

Ships

USS Trigger (SS-237), a submarine
USS Trigger (SS-564), a submarine

Science

Trigger (particle physics), hardware or software based device for the (online-)selection of specific event classes from large datasets
Trigger, one event that makes a slope failure in landslides, in the causes of landslides
Environmental trigger, a factor caused (or aided) by the environment
ATLAS trigger system, in the ATLAS experiment

Biology

Hibernation induction trigger, a blood substance that induces hibernation
Seizure trigger, a factor that can cause a seizure
Spawning triggers, environmental cues that cause fish to breed

Other uses

Trigger, a verb conjugation specifying the subject's role in languages with Austronesian alignment
Casus belli, an event triggering a war
Trauma trigger, an event causing traumatic memories or feelings to resurface
Trigger (game controller), a button on some game controllers

See also

All pages beginning with Trigger
All pages with a title containing Trigger

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