The quality of being trigger-happy.

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 trigger warning

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

Alternative form of hair-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.

(economics) A pricing strategy in which a company sets the price of a product relative to an index value, with a time frame in which buyers can purchase the product for this price if the index-based price reaches an acceptable level. Usually the seller sets a minimum order size to qualify for the trigger price.

An event, arrangement, provocation, etc. that leads a certain, generally violent or angered, action to be taken.

(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.

plural of trigger law