retriggering

Setting off anew

Retriggering is causing something to activate again after it has already been triggered once.

The term appears in technical contexts—a sensor retriggering when it detects new motion, a timer retriggering to restart its countdown.

In audio and music production, retriggering refers to restarting a sound or envelope from the beginning when a new note is played: The synth patch uses retriggering for sharper attacks.

recurrence

reactivation

Restoring to function

recurrenceReturn of something previous
relapseReturn to former illness
flare-upSudden recurrence of symptoms

resurgence · reoccurrence · repetition · cycling · looping · cascade · feedback · escalation · renewal · restart

psychological

trauma

Lasting psychological wound

flashbackInvoluntary past memory
memoryMind's retention capacity
anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress

PTSD · response · stimulus · cue · pattern · emotion · reaction · association · sensitivity · avoidance

mechanism

relay

Stage-by-stage transmission

switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
sensorInput-detecting device
circuitClosed electrical pathway

actuator · valve · button · latch · timer · thermostat · breaker · detector · controller · reset

technical

event

A notable occurrence

callbackFollow-up audition invitation
automationSelf-operating system design
workflowSequential task progression

webhook · script · process · execution · scheduler · queue · handler · listener · condition · parameter

Opposites

activation sequence

retriggeringfirst instance

Earliest example of something

action vs inaction

retriggeringdeactivating

Rendering inoperative

disabling · suppressing · blocking · inhibiting · preventing

continuation vs cessation

retriggeringterminating

Bringing to an end

halting · stopping · ceasing · ending · extinguishing

Family

trigger, triggers, triggered, triggering, untriggered, retrigger, triggerable, retriggered, retriggers

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