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trigger mechanism
noun
- a physiological or psychological process caused by a stimulus and resulting in a usually severe reaction.
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The trigger mechanism and metrics for establishing this success are still unclear.
From The Daily Beast
Inside the case was some sort of a trigger mechanism operated by a button on the outside.
From Project Gutenberg
Sliding up and down in the trough was a block, fitted with a trigger mechanism, through which passed the middle of the bowstring.
From Project Gutenberg
The bird is caught when it alights on the trigger mechanism which snaps a noose as the bird perches on it.
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I had pressed down too hard on the trigger mechanism, in the heat of the battle, and this had jammed.
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