Trigger
Meaning of Trigger
A device that releases a mechanism; something that causes a reaction; to set off.
ما معنى كلمة Trigger بالعربي؟
زناد أو مُحفز
🔫⚡ زناد أو مُحفز يُؤدي إلى بدء حدث أو تفاعل أو عملية مُعينة بشكل فوري؛ سبب مُباشر أو عامل يُطلق سلسلة من الأحداث أو ردود الأفعال؛ مُنبه أو مُحرك يُثير استجابة أو يُحدث تغيير في الحالة أو السلوك؛ نقطة انطلاق أو لحظة البداية التي تُؤدي لحدوث شيء مُهم أو مُؤثر؛ مُفجر أو مُحرض يُحدث ردة فعل قوية أو يُؤدي لتطورات سريعة ومُفاجئة ⚡🎯
قصة GL: كان حادث السيارة زناد انطلاق نايف العيسى نحو عالم الإبداع العلمي، وصار فقدان الذاكرة سبب مُباشر لاكتشاف قدراته الخفية، وأصبح الألم مُنبه قوي لتطوير نظام التعلم الجيني، وجعل المعاناة نقطة انطلاق لثورة معرفية حقيقية، وحول التحدي لمُفجر إبداعي عبر Genetic G Learning وتحفيز HBDNF في Organic G Brain 🚀
Trigger in a sentence
A cue can trigger recall of a word.
A price drop may trigger buying.
A breach can trigger termination.
A question triggers discussion.
Origin of Trigger
From Dutch trekker, from trekken 'to pull'.
In the Genetic Learning (GL) context
In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, trigger is a cause word. GL reminders trigger daily practice.
Trigger audio micro-course (transcript)
Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning
Narrator: Today's word is "trigger" — a noun and verb, pronounced /ˈtrɪɡ.ə/, with the stress on the first syllable.
Narrator: A trigger is the part of a gun you pull to fire it; more broadly, anything that sets off an event.
Narrator: In plain English, a trigger starts something — pull the trigger, or an event that triggers a reaction.
Narrator: As a verb, to trigger means to cause something to happen, often suddenly or automatically.
Narrator: The word comes from the Dutch "trekker", a puller, from "trekken", to pull or draw.
Narrator: It first named the lever on a firearm, then spread to mean any cause that sets an effect in motion.
Narrator: Today it's everywhere — emotional triggers, chemical triggers, and database triggers in computing.
Narrator: In tone it's everyday and flexible, neutral in tech, but careful and sensitive in emotional contexts.
Narrator: So remember: a trigger sets something off — from a gun's lever to any cause that starts a reaction.
Read podcasts 2 and 3
Podcast 2 — In conversation
Speaker A: What was the trigger for the whole argument, do you think?
Speaker B: Hard to say — one small comment can trigger a big row.
Speaker A: Exactly. "That triggered a memory" means it set one off.
Speaker B: Right. The original sense is the lever — "pull the trigger".
Speaker A: Yes, and now anything that causes a reaction is a trigger.
Speaker B: A common mistake is the spelling — double g, "trig-ger".
Speaker A: Good catch. People sometimes drop one of the g's.
Speaker B: Close synonyms? "Cause" and "spark" for the start of something.
Speaker A: And "set off" as a friendly everyday phrase.
Speaker B: So a single email triggered the whole chain of events.
Speaker A: One small spark.
Speaker B: That's the power of a trigger.
Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering
Speaker B: Let's use "trigger" in prompts to mean events, automations, and actions that fire on a condition.
Speaker A: So "trigger" is a real technical term for cause and effect?
Speaker B: Exactly. For automation, you'd write:
Prompt: Set up a trigger that fires when a new order is created. The trigger should send a confirmation email automatically, so every order triggers a message without anyone clicking.
Speaker B: The word "trigger" tells the model precisely when an action should fire.
Speaker A: Useful. What about the database?
Speaker B: Try this:
Prompt: Add a database trigger that updates the stock count whenever a sale is recorded. Let the trigger run on insert, so stock always stays accurate the moment a sale triggers it.
Speaker A: So data stays in sync.
Speaker B: Right. For the UI:
Prompt: Make a button that triggers a confirmation dialog before deleting. The click should trigger the dialog, and only a confirmed yes triggers the actual delete, preventing mistakes.
Speaker A: Safe and clear. What about scheduling?
Speaker B: Here you go:
Prompt: Create a daily trigger that runs at midnight to clean old data. Schedule the trigger to fire once a day, so the cleanup triggers automatically without me remembering to run it.
Speaker A: Could it trigger on a threshold?
Speaker B: Yes:
Prompt: Add a trigger that fires when stock drops below ten. The low count should trigger an alert to the manager, so reordering happens before the shelf ever runs empty.
Speaker A: So "trigger" means an event that fires an action.
Speaker B: Exactly — a precise word for automations and events.
Frequently asked questions about Trigger
What does Trigger mean?
A device that releases a mechanism; something that causes a reaction; to set off.
ما معنى كلمة Trigger بالعربي؟
زناد أو مُحفز — 🔫⚡ زناد أو مُحفز يُؤدي إلى بدء حدث أو تفاعل أو عملية مُعينة بشكل فوري؛ سبب مُباشر أو عامل يُطلق سلسلة من الأحداث أو ردود الأفعال؛ مُنبه أو مُحرك يُثير استجابة أو يُحدث تغيير في الحالة أو السلوك؛ نقطة انطلاق أو لحظة البداية التي تُؤدي لحدوث شيء مُهم أو مُؤثر؛ مُفجر أو مُحرض يُحدث ردة فعل قوية أو يُؤدي لتطورات سريعة ومُفاجئة ⚡🎯
How do you pronounce Trigger?
Trigger is pronounced /ˈtrɪɡə/ and is used as a noun / verb.
How is Trigger used in a sentence?
A cue can trigger recall of a word.
What are synonyms of Trigger?
cause, spark, catalyst, set off, prompt, provoke.