trigger
noun
a small projecting tongue in a firearm that, when pressed by the finger, actuates the mechanism that discharges the weapon.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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With the show, I am triggering every sample by hand, so there’s certain things that I just can’t physically do, that I can’t execute.
From Forbes ● Oct. 7, 2012