Trigger

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006185",
  "term": "Trigger",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "An event or signal that initiates a specific action or sequence in an electronic circuit or system. This can be a voltage level, a rising or falling edge of a pulse, or an external command. Triggers are used in oscilloscopes to stabilize waveforms, in data acquisition systems to start recording, and in control systems to activate processes.",
  "subject": "Industrial electronics",
  "see_also": [
    "pretrigger",
    "Schmitt trigger"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Trigger",
    "es": "disparador",
    "fr": "déclencheur"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/trigger/"
}