Enabler vs Trigger - What's the difference?
enabler | trigger |
One who helps something to happen.
One who encourages a bad habit in another (typically drug addiction) by his or her behaviour.
One who gives someone else the power to behave in a certain way.
A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.
A similar device used to activate any mechanism.
An event that initiates others, or incites a response.
(psychology) An event, experience or other stimulus that initiates a traumatic memory or action in a person.
(electronics) A pulse in an electronic circuit that initiates some component.
(computing) An SQL procedure that may be initiated when a record is inserted, updated or deleted; typically used to maintain referential integrity.
(online gaming) A text string that, when received by a player, will cause the player to execute a certain command.
(archaic) A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.
to fire a weapon
to initiate something
to spark a response, especially a negative emotional response, in (someone)
As nouns the difference between enabler and trigger
is that enabler is one who helps something to happen while trigger is a finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.As a verb trigger is
to fire a weapon.enabler
English
Noun
(en noun)See also
* (projectlink) * co-dependence * provertReferences
* Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary. English agent nounstrigger
English
Noun
(en noun)- Just pull the trigger .
Derived terms
* trigger-happy * trigger point * trigger warningVerb
(en verb)- This story contains a rape scene and may be triggering for rape victims.