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trigger

verbid 728·updated Jun 3, 2026
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To cause a process to happen or a mechanism to take place.

Classifications

Cognitive

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Responsibility

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Automation

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Variants

synonym
trip
pasttense
triggered
presentparticiple
triggering
thirdpersonsingular
triggers
pastparticiple
triggered

Framework definitions

FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, Baseline, May 20171 senseview framework →
§1
To cause a process to happen or a mechanism to take place.
Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
release or pull the trigger on
§2
put in motion or move to act

Outgoing relationships

verbLevel
  • applylexicon:CognitiveLevel

Incoming relationships

No incoming triples
No other term currently asserts a relationship to this one.