trigger mechanisms
Devices initiating action
Trigger mechanisms are the systems or processes that initiate a larger response.
In firearms, the trigger mechanism is the assembly of parts that releases the firing pin when the trigger is pulled.
The term extends to any device or arrangement that sets something in motion: The treaty included trigger mechanisms for sanctions.
In psychology, trigger mechanisms are the stimuli or conditions that provoke emotional or behavioral responses.
- buttonDisc through a hole
- panic buttonEmergency alert activator
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
- dead man's switchDevice activated by release
- searBurn the outside
actuator · lever · chain reaction · chain of events · detent · detonator · enzyme · circuit breaker · spring · hormone · receptor · ignition system · firing pin · escapement · reflex arc · knee jerk · fight or flight · catalyst
trigger mechanismssafety mechanisms
Features preventing unintended operation
inhibitors · suppressors · braking systems · kill switches · primary effects