"pretrigger" meaning in English

See pretrigger in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: pre- + trigger Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|trigger}} pre- + trigger Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} pretrigger (not comparable)
  1. (electronics) Prior to the activation of a trigger. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Electronics
    Sense id: en-pretrigger-en-adj-LIpvL9VT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 57 43 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Noun

Forms: pretriggers [plural]
Etymology: pre- + trigger Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|trigger}} pre- + trigger Head templates: {{en-noun}} pretrigger (plural pretriggers)
  1. (electronics) A short pulse issued in advance of a longer one Categories (topical): Electronics

Inflected forms

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