trigger mechanism

American  

noun

1. a physiological or psychological process caused by a stimulus and resulting in a usually severe reaction.

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Example Sentences

Justice Alito appeared supportive of Mr. Mitchell’s argument that the ban overreached because the device itself does not physically touch and move the trigger mechanism in a rifle.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2024

In the filing, Morrissey said they were awaiting results of an additional analysis of the gun and its broken sear, a part of the trigger mechanism.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2023

“There was no trigger mechanism, the guy was obviously a nut. Bombs have triggering mechanisms, hoaxes have pipes without triggering mechanisms.”

From The New Yorker • Nov. 6, 2018

It’s a trigger mechanism: as soon as he says it, the chants begin.

From The Guardian • Nov. 1, 2018

I forget the exact trigger mechanism, but it gives constant parity errors.

From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn