(US) Alternative form of hair-trigger / (figuratively, US) Any unstable situation.

Alternative form of triggerman

To fire a gun. / (idiomatic) To commit to a course of action. / (soccer, idiomatic, intransitive) To shoot, kick the ball in hope of scoring a goal. / (tennis, informal) To hit a very powerful shot.

plural of Schmitt trigger

(electronics) A comparator circuit with hysteresis implemented by applying positive feedback to the non-inverting input of a comparator or differential amplifier. It converts an analog signal to a digital one.

(electronics) Describing a circuit or component which is either positive-edge-triggered or negative-edge-triggered.

(electronics) Describing a circuit or component whose output is sensitive to changes of the inputs only so long as the clock input's signal is high.

A notice placed before the beginning of media content (usually an online article, e-mail, or post) to warn of potential traumatic triggers it contains.

plural of hair trigger

(politics, law) A law which is not active until a particular event comes to pass, converting the inactive law into an active law on the books.